See also: だつ

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of たつ – see the following entries.
立つ
[verb] to stand, to stand up, to rise
[verb] to depart
[verb] to close
[verb] of something physical but not solid or liquid: to be released, to rise
建つ
[verb] be founded, be constructed; be built; go up
発つ
[verb] depart, such as on a train
断つ
[verb] to sever
[verb] to end
Alternative spellings
絶つ, 截つ
経つ
[verb] (time) to pass
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[noun] (mythology) a Japanese dragon
Alternative spelling
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[proper noun] the Dragon, the fifth of the twelve Earthly Branches
[noun] by extension from the zodiac:
[noun] the name of the year or day corresponding to the fifth in a cycle of twelve
[noun] roughly east-southeast, specifically 30° south of due east (i.e. a bearing of 120°)
[noun] the hour of the dragon, specifically 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM; sometimes treated as 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM instead
[noun] alternate name for 三月 (sangatsu, the month of March)
(This term, たつ (tatsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たつ.)