生おい立たち

お

い

た

ち

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

growth; development

Refers to the process of growing up, physically or mentally, or the way something has developed over time.

子こ供どもの生おい立たちを見み守まもるのは親おやの役やく目めだ。
It is a parent's role to watch over a child's growth.
この

町まち

の

生お

い

立た

ち

は

古ふる

い

港みなと

町まち

と

し

て

始はじ

まっ

た

。

The development of this town began as an old port town.

2

noun

early life; upbringing; personal history

Focuses on a person's background, childhood, and the circumstances that shaped them.

彼かれの生おい立たちは複ふく雑ざつで、幼おさない頃ころに両りょう親しんを亡なくした。
His personal history is complicated; he lost his parents when he was young.
生おい立たちが人ひと柄がらに与あたえる影えい響きょうは大おおきい。
One's upbringing has a great influence on their character.

Written forms

生おい立たちUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
生おいたちUsage10%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.
おいたちUsage6%
生おい立たちUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

育そだち
育ち emphasizes the result of upbringing or breeding, often used in phrases like 育ちがいい (well-bred). 生い立ち is more about the narrative of one's early life and development.
経けい歴れき
経歴 refers to one's career or professional history, while 生い立ち covers personal background and childhood.

Etymology

Compound of 生い (oi, 'growing', from verb 生う) + 立ち (tachi, 'standing', from verb 立つ). The combination refers to the process of growing up and establishing oneself.