仕立て上げる したてあげる Meanings Ichidan verb, Transitive to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame Kanji 仕 do. Read as シ. 立 stand. Read as たて. 上 up. Read as あげる. Example sentences 彼女は自分で服を仕立て上げなければならなかった。She had to alter her dress by herself. Common phrases 犯人に仕立て上げる Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists