立て

たて

Meanings

1. Prefix central; main; leading; head; chief (before a role, occupation, etc.)
2. Suffix just (done) (after -masu stem of verb; indicates that the action has just been completed) See also: 焼きたて (やきたて). See also: 生まれたて (うまれたて).
3. Counter counter for consecutive losses

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たて.

Example sentences

• 彼はその時大学を卒業したてであった。
  He was then fresh from college.
• 彼は校長になり立てだ。
  He has just become a principal.
• 机の上に寝かせて置くと転がって落ちることがあるので、試験管立てに立てておく。
  If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
• 卵から孵化したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？
  What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?
• これはね、ペン立てだよ。
  This is a pencil holder.

Words containing 立て

• 立てる (たてる) to stand (something) up
• 組み立てる (くみたてる) to assemble
• 組み立て (くみたて) construction

And 250 more.

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