打ち立てる|うちたてるuchitateru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto establish; to formulate
Conjugation
Dictionary form打ち立てる(うちたてる)
Polite (masu)打ち立てます(うちたてます)
Negative (nai)打ち立てない(うちたてない)
polite (masen)打ち立てません(うちたてません)
classical zu / nu打ち立てず・打ち立てぬ(うちたてず・うちたてぬ)
Past (ta)打ち立てた(うちたてた)
polite (mashita)打ち立てました(うちたてました)
Past negative (nakatta)打ち立てなかった(うちたてなかった)
polite (masen deshita)打ち立てませんでした(うちたてませんでした)
Te form打ち立てて(うちたてて)
Potential打ち立てられる(うちたてられる)
Passive打ち立てられる(うちたてられる)
Causative打ち立てさせる(うちたてさせる)
Causative passive打ち立てさせられる(うちたてさせられる)
Conditional (ba)打ち立てれば(うちたてれば)
tara打ち立てたら(うちたてたら)
Volitional打ち立てよう(うちたてよう)
polite (mashou)打ち立てましょう(うちたてましょう)
Imperative打ち立てろ(うちたてろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym確立かくりつNeutralFirmly fixes systems, policies or status; a Sino-Japanese noun common in written prose, while 「打ち立てる」 is a native Japanese verb.
  • Synonym樹立じゅりつWrittenWritten word for founding a regime or diplomatic ties, or setting a record, as in 「新記録を樹立」; interchangeable with 「打ち立てる」.
  • Related築き上げるきずきあげるNeutralBuilds something up bit by bit through long effort, stressing the gradual process, as in 「信頼を築き上げる」.
  • Related興すおこすNeutralFounding or revitalizing a business or industry, as in 「会社を興す」; stresses bringing it to life.
  • Related築くきずくNeutralBuilds up status or relationships; common in everyday use; stresses laying foundations rather than establishing at one stroke.
  • Antonym打ち破るうちやぶるNeutralBreaks or defeats, as in smashing an old system or beating an opponent — the opposite of building something new.
  • Antonym打ち倒すうちたおすNeutralKnocks down or defeats an opponent — the opposite of setting up or establishing something.

「打ち立てる」 is mostly for establishing new theories or new records. In written prose use 「確立」 to fix systems or policies firmly and 「樹立」 for setting records; in everyday speech use 「築く」 for building relationships or status.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 地面じめんなどにしっかりと立たてる。
  2. (物事ものごとなどを)しっかりと立たてる。樹立じゅりつする。確立かくりつする。
  3. さかんに打うって音おとを出だす。
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