生い立ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	立
お Grade: 1	た Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 生い立つ (おいたつ, “to be brought up”), a compound of 生う (おう, “to grow”) + 立つ (たつ, “to stand”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おいたち [òítáchí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [o̞ita̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

生い立ち (hiragana おいたち, rōmaji oitachi, historical hiragana おひたち)

growth, upbringing
personal history

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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