取とり立たて

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

collection; dunning; exaction

Refers to the act of collecting money owed, such as debts, rent, or taxes. Often used in financial or legal contexts.

税ぜい金きんの取とり立たてが厳きびしくなった。
Tax collection has become stricter.
借しゃっ金きんの取とり立たてに来きた。
They came to collect the debt.

2

noun

selection; exceptional promotion; patronage

Used for choosing someone for a position or giving special advancement, often implying favoritism or special attention.

彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの取とり立たてで部ぶ長ちょうになった。
He became department head through the president's patronage.
若わか手ての取とり立たてが急きゅう務むだ。
Promoting young talent is an urgent task.

3

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

freshly picked; freshly caught; fresh

Describes produce or seafood that has just been harvested or caught. Used attributively with の.

取とり立たての野や菜さいは味あじが違ちがう。
Freshly picked vegetables taste different.
取とり立たての魚さかなを刺さし身みで食たべた。
I ate freshly caught fish as sashimi.

Written forms

取とり立たてUsage40%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
取とり立たてUsage51%
Less common simplified spelling.
とりたてUsage7%
取とりたてUsage2%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in informal writing.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

集しゅう金きん
集金 focuses on the act of collecting money, often in a routine business context, while 取り立て implies a stronger, sometimes forceful, collection of debts or obligations.
抜ばっ擢てき
抜擢 means selecting someone for a higher position based on merit, whereas 取り立て can imply favoritism or personal patronage.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take') and 立て (continuative form of 立てる, 'to set up, establish'). The meaning 'collection' derives from 'taking and setting up (accounts)', while 'freshly picked' comes from 'just taken'.