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立ち上げ (たちあげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

立たち上あげ

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Meanings

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noun

startup; launch; booting up

Refers to the act of starting up a business, project, computer system, or software. Often used in business and IT contexts.

新しん会社がいしゃの立たち上あげに携たずさわった。
I was involved in the launch of the new company.
パソコンの立たち上あげに時じ間かんがかかる。
It takes time to boot up the computer.

Written forms

立たち上あげUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun form.
立たち上あげUsage5%
Variant spelling without okurigana, less common but seen in technical contexts.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
上

above, up

Similar words

起き動どう
起動 is more technical and often used for starting machines or software, while 立ち上げ can also refer to initiating projects or businesses.
設せつ立りつ
設立 is used for establishing organizations or institutions, whereas 立ち上げ implies a more hands-on, active launch process.

Etymology

Nominalized form of the compound verb 立ち上げる (to start up, to launch), from 立つ (to stand) + 上げる (to raise).