建て
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 建 |
| た Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 建てる (tateru, “to build”).
Noun
建て • (tate)
- something contracted, such as a contracted sale or purchase where the transaction is still incomplete: a standing sale or purchase
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 建 |
| た > だ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
As above, with rendaku (連濁).
Suffix
建て • (-date)
- denotes a building of such structure; in particular added to a number of storeys with 階 (kai, counter for storeys)
- 二階建ての家 ― nikai-date no ie ― a two-storey house (literally, “a house of two-storey-structure”)
- (attaches to a currency) indicates currency used for a transaction