成り立ち（なりたち）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: origin/composition
Example sentences
- 言葉の成り立ちを調べる。 — We look into the origin of the word.
- この町の成り立ちを学ぶ。 — We learn about how this town came to be.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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