Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
also written as 起てる
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
7. to sharpen; to make clear
8. to shut; to close
9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
10. to divide by
Suffix
Verb (1-dan)
11. to do ... vigorously
after the -masu stem of a verb
Kanji used
standing up
Pitch accent
Top 1000
Used in vocabulary (93 in total)
to make a sound
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to breathe while sleeping
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to let out a cry; to shout
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to do a meritorious deed
to call out; to ask someone to come
to make a vow; to take an oath
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to build up a hypothesis
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
to make a success in life
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to yell; to shout
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to hoist a flag
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to yell; to bawl out
to set a watch; to post guards
to select someone (out of many people)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
to boil or simmer
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to raise; to set up
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
to establish; to formulate
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to enumerate; to count up
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
to shut a door
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
to be faithful; to do one's duty
to polish (up); to dress up
to treat one's husband with due respect
to stand; to send (off)
to put forward a theory
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
to cut; to slash; to slay all
to draft a proposal
to enthrone a king
to wail; to cry loudly; to howl
to stand; to send (off)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out; to wash carefully
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
to raise; to set up
to stand and shout
to yell; to shout
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
to remain faithful to the memory of one's husband and never remarry
to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to insist on one's own ideas
to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes
to bark; to bay; to howl
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
to praise; to extol; to applaud
to put up a good front
Examples (17 in total)
Let's set up a sign here.
Let's put up the Christmas tree here.
How do you earn your living?