Japanese word

立ち上げる

Pronunciation

Romajitachiageru

Meaning

  • verblaunch

Example

新しい会社を立ち上げます。atara shi i gai sha o ta chi a ge ma su

I will launch a new company.

Illustration for 立ち上げる (launch)

More examples

社員と相談して、新しい事業を立ち上げました。sha in to sō dan shi te atara shi i ji gyō o ta chi a ge ma shi ta

After consulting with the staff, we launched a new business.

Core concept

Brings a new organization, business, or project into an active state so that it can begin operating.

Common phrases

  • 会社を立ち上げるkai sha o ta chi a ge ru

    launch a company

  • 事業を立ち上げるji gyō o ta chi a ge ru

    launch a business

  • サービスを立ち上げるsā bi su o ta chi a ge ru

    launch a service

Similar words

設立するsetsuritsusuru: To formally create an organization or business as an established entity.
発足するhossokusuru: To begin operating as a newly formed organization or group.
始動するshidōsuru: To set a project, plan, or system in motion.

Definition in Japanese

新しい事業や組織などを始めて、活動できる状態にすること。atara shi i ji gyō ya so shiki na do o haji me te katsu dō de ki ru jō tai ni su ru ko to

Word origin

立ち上げる (tachiageru) combines 立つ (tatsu, "stand") and 上げる (ageru, "raise"), describing the act of bringing something into a standing, active state.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese business speech, 立ち上げる (tachiageru) applies to companies, projects, services, and communities, so its use extends beyond a physical launch.

Other meanings

  • start upverb
  • set upverb

Opposites

  • 終了するshūryōsuruendverb
  • 閉鎖するheisasuruclose downverb

Related words

  • 立ち上げtachiagelaunchnoun

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