Word Meaning 薹が立つ

とうがたつ tou ga tatsu

薹が立つ is read as とうがたつ (tou ga tatsu) and means to become hard and fibrous.

Meaning

English

to become hard and fibrous
to go to seed
to have passed one's prime
to have lost the first bloom of one's youth

Reading

Kana

とうがたつ

Romaji

tou ga tatsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 143745 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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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

立つ

たつ

to be (the result of a division)

役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be helpful

旅立つ

たびだつ

to begin a trip

目立つ

めだつ

to be conspicuous

役立つ

やくだつ

to be useful

表立つ

おもてだつ

to be formal

先立つ

さきだつ

to be a prerequisite

巣立つ

すだつ

to leave the nest

奮い立つ

ふるいたつ

to cheer up

煮立つ

にたつ

to boil