I Love Kanji成り立つ (naritatsu)
成り立つ (なりたつ, naritatsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to consist of; to be made up of”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- なりたつ
- Romaji
- naritatsu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of · godan verb, intransitive
- to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be valid · godan verb, intransitive
- to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on; to keep going · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
そんな場所で本屋をやっても商売が成り立たないだろう。
A bookstore in that location wouldn't make enough money to survive.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 成り立つ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 成り立つ | なりたつ naritatsu |
| Polite (~masu) | 成り立ちます | なりたちます naritachimasu |
| Negative | 成り立たない | なりたたない naritatanai |
| Polite negative | 成り立ちません | なりたちません naritachimasen |
| Past | 成り立った | なりたった naritatta |
| Polite past | 成り立ちました | なりたちました naritachimashita |
| Negative past | 成り立たなかった | なりたたなかった naritatanakatta |
| Te-form | 成り立って | なりたって naritatte |
| Potential | 成り立てる | なりたてる naritateru |
| Passive | 成り立たれる | なりたたれる naritatareru |
| Causative | 成り立たせる | なりたたせる naritataseru |
| Volitional | 成り立とう | なりたとう naritatou |
| Imperative | 成り立て | なりたて naritate |
| Conditional (~ba) | 成り立てば | なりたてば naritateba |
Kanji in 成り立つ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 成り立つ.
賛成さんせいapproval成功せいこうsuccess成人せいじんadult成績せいせきresults成長せいちょうgrowth完成かんせいcompletion構成こうせいcomposition成年せいねんadult age作成さくせいmaking (a report, plan, contract, etc.)成分せいぶんingredient成立せいりつformation合成ごうせいcomposition結成けっせいformation形成けいせいformation
Source: JMdict entry 1375600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.