noun

  1. growth, development.
  2. one's early life, upbringing, personal history.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
生い立ち おいたち
 
生立ち おいたち
 
 
 
生いたち おいたち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)