Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese living room, an hourglass is nearly finished: only a thin layer of sand remains above, while a substantial mound has accumulated below.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

経たつ

tatsu

to pass, to elapse

Used for the passage of time. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 時ときがどんどんたってゆく。

    Time is going by very quickly.

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  2. 年月としつきが経たった。

    Years passed.

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  3. １０日間にちかんたった。

    Ten days passed by.

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Kanji in 経

  • 経sutra; longitudeOnケイ・キョウ・キンKunへる・たつ・たていと

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