たち

See also: たーち, タチ, and ダチ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of たち – see the following entries.

【太刀】 [noun] a type of longsword (as opposed to the shorter katana) [noun] a sword positioned with the blade facing down when worn (as opposed to the katana, which is worn with the blade facing upward) [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 大刀, 𫥲

【達】4 [suffix] plural marker [suffix] attached to the name of the representative of a group to refer to that whole group [suffix] (archaic, possibly obsolete) honorific suffix

(This term, たち, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as たち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たち.)

Etymology 2

Verb

たち • (tachi) 

1. stem or continuative form of たつ (tatsu) [godan]

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
質

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) た​ち [táꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

たち • (tachi) 

1. nature (of a person or an illness)

   たちが悪(わる)い

   tachi ga warui

   ill-natured