たつ
Reading: たつ
Meaning: to pass (of time); to elapse
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Example Sentence
時間 が たつ の を 待つ
I wait for time to pass.
Usage Notes
Used for the passage of time. Also means 'to stand' but that's a different word with the same reading.
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