Word Meaning ぴんと立つ

ぴんとたつ pintotatsu

ぴんと立つ is read as ぴんとたつ (pintotatsu) and means to perk up (e.g. of ears).

Meaning

English

to perk up (e.g. of ears)
to prick up

Reading

Kana

ぴんとたつ

Romaji

pintotatsu

Writing Variants

ピンと立つ ぴんとたつ pintotatsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 71003 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

立つ

たつ

to be (the result of a division)

旅立つ

たびだつ

to begin a trip

目立つ

めだつ

to be conspicuous

先立つ

さきだつ

to be a prerequisite

思い立つ

おもいたつ

to set one's mind on doing

切り立つ

きりたつ

to rise perpendicularly

成り立つ

なりたつ

to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement)

際立つ

きわだつ

to be prominent

役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful

役立つ

やくだつ

to be useful

表立つ

おもてだつ

to be formal

巣立つ

すだつ

to leave the nest