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背が立つ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 背が立つ.
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1
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
Examples
そこはとても深くて、私には背がたたなかった。
The water there was so deep that I could not touch bottom.
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