立て

Japanese

Kanji in this term
立
た Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 立(た)てる (tateru).

Counter

立(た)て • (-tate) 

1. (appended to numeral) successive defeats

Prefix

立(た)て • (tate-) 

1. main, head, central

Suffix

立(た)て • (-tate) 

1. (appended to continuative verbs) just (done)

   生(う)まれたての子猫(こねこ) ― umare-tate no koneko ― newborn kitten

   焼(や)き立(た)てのパン ― yaki-tate no pan ― fresh-baked bread

   搗(つ)き立(た)て餅(もち) ― tsuki-tate mochi ― fresh mochi

立(だ)て • (-date) 

1. especially
2. the number of horses on a carriage
3. the number of oars on a boat
4. the number of movies or plays in a program