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“To be valid” in Japanese

Short answer
成り立つ naritatsu なりたつ

To be valid 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 valid” in Japanese

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 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 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 通用 tsuuyou (common) use (of a language, currency, etc.), current use, circulation, currency, validity (e.g. of a ticket); to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking), to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to apply, to be valid, to なりたた naritata 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

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