立ち
たち · tachi
Departure, setting off, start
- being used up, being consumed, being burnt out
- passage of time, lapse
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Example sentences
改札の前で立ち止まるな。
かいさつのまえでたちどまるな。
Don't stop in front of the ticket gate.
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店で本を立ち読みするのはやめましょう。
みせでほんをたちよみするのはやめましょう。
Let's not read books standing in the store.
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開店から閉店までずっと立ちっぱなしだった。
かいてんからへいてんまでずっとたちっぱなしだった。
I was standing continuously from opening to closing.
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ベンチから立ち上がると、めまいがした。
べんちからたちあがると、めまいがした。
When I stood up from the bench, I felt dizzy.
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What does 立ち mean?
Departure, setting off, start. It can also mean: being used up, being consumed, being burnt out; passage of time, lapse.
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たち (tachi). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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