Vocabulary

What does 仕立てる (したてる, shitateru) mean?

仕立てる (したてる, shitateru) means to tailor, make to order; to train, prepare, turn into.

Quick facts
Readingしたてる
Romajishitateru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
したてる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitateru

to tailor, make to order; to train, prepare, turn into

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to tailor; to make (clothing)
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to train; to bring up
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to make it seem like; to pass off
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to turn into a play or movie
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to prepare; to send; to despatch

Example sentences

  • They trained him to become the successor.

  • The craftsman tailors a suit.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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