たち

See also: たーち, タチ, and ダチ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of たち – see the following entries.
【太刀】
[noun] a type of longsword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
[noun] a sword positioned with the blade facing down when worn (as opposed to the katana, which is worn with the blade facing upward)
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spellings
大刀, 𫥲
【達】4
[suffix] plural marker
[suffix] attached to the name of the representative of a group to refer to that whole group
[suffix] (archaic, possibly obsolete) honorific suffix
【裁】6
[proper noun] a surname
【立ち】
[noun] start
[verb] stem or continuative form of 立つ (tatsu) [godan]
【館】3
[noun] a large building
[noun] a mansion, a villa, an estate
[noun] (honorific, archaic) a form of address or reference for a noble
[noun] a small castle or fort
Alternative spelling
舘
(This term, たち (tachi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たち.

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Etymology 2

Verb

たち • (tachi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of たつ (tatsu) [godan]

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
質

Pronunciation

Noun

たち • (tachi) 

  1. nature; kind; type; sort (of a person or an illness)
    たちが悪(わる)い
    tachi ga warui
    ill-natured
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 7, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 中 両親と私 [My Parents and I]:
      しかし医(い)者(しゃ)の来(く)るたびに蒼蠅(うるさ)い質(しつ)問(もん)を掛(か)けて相(あい)手(て)を困(こま)らす質(たち)でもなかった。
      Shikashi isha no kuru tabi ni urusai shitsumon o kakete aite o komarasu tachi de mo nakatta.
      But he also wasn't the type to hound the doctor with constant questions every time he came to visit.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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