Japanese symbol for “formulate”

In Japanese, formulate is 立てる, read たてる (tateru).

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Meanings

1. v1, vt to stand (something) up; to put upright; to set up; to erect; to raise; to turn up
2. v1, vt to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
3. v1, vt to make (a noise); to let out; to produce (a sound)
4. v1, vt to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.); to kick up; to stir up; to cause (waves, ripples, etc.); to send up (foam); to give off (steam)
5. v1, vt to make (plans); to formulate (an idea); to lay out; to establish (a goal); to develop (a theory); to draw up
6. v1, vt to spread (a rumor); to circulate

Written forms: 立てる、起てる、閉てる. Readings: たてる.

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Other Japanese words for “formulate”

Related words

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See also: Chinese symbol for “formulate”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.