“To be composed of” in Japanese
Short answer
To be composed of in Japanese is “成り立つ” (naritatsu). Full meaning: to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going.
Other ways to say “To be composed of” in Japanese
含まれる
fukumareru to be included, to be composed of, to be comprised of
成立つ
naritatsu to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
成立っ
narita to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
なりたっ
narita to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
成り立っ
narita to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
なり立つ
naritatsu to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
なり立っ
narita to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
成りたつ
naritatsu to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
成りたっ
narita to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
なりたつ
naritatsu to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid; to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
成る
naru to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain; to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be); to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of
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