生い立ち

Japanese
Kanji in this term
生 立
お
Grade: 1		 た
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
生立ち (rare)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(お)い立(た)つ (oitatsu, “to be brought up”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おいたち [òítáchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ita̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

生(お)い立(た)ち • (oitachi) ←おひたち (ofitati)?

  1. growth, upbringing
  2. personal history

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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