立てる

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 家を建てた。▶ —
   I built a house.
2. 計画を立てる。▶ —
   I make a plan.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Tateru (建てる) is "to build / set up" — B + cluster (single-family house, new construction, urban-development cultural cluster). Same-reading kanji 建 vs 立 split by meaning. Cluster mental note: cluster entry — Korean cross-refs via romanization or kanji only. Japanese cluster: (1) ikkodate (detached house, Japans housing aspiration vs the manshon binary); (2) shinchiku (new construction, shinchiku manshon presale ads, peak in 1990); (3) keikaku wo tateru (set up a plan — tateru in figurative use across mokuhyou (goal), yotei (schedule), yosan (budget)); (4) kenchikuka (architect — Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma internationally renowned); (5) kadomatsu, koinobori as set-up rituals. JLPT N5 plus Japans housing-and-plan-and-architecture cluster.

Quick check

1. Tateru 建てる vs 立てる split?

   • 建てる = build buildings or houses (concrete) / 立てる = set up plans, goals (abstract / figurative)
   • Synonyms
   • Both concrete
   • Both abstract