降(お)り立(た)つ

おりたつ
godan verb
to step down onto; to alight
1. to step down onto; to alight and stand; to descend upon (a place)
Compound verb emphasizing the moment of setting foot somewhere, often used for significant arrivals.
飛行機(ひこうき)から降(お)り立(た)つと、暖(あたた)かい風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)いていた。
When I stepped off the plane, a warm wind was blowing.
初(はじ)めて日本(にほん)の地(ち)に降(お)り立(た)った。
I set foot on Japanese soil for the first time.
宇宙(うちゅう)飛行士(ひこうし)が月(つき)に降(お)り立(た)った瞬間(しゅんかん)は歴史的(れきしてき)だった。
The moment the astronaut stepped onto the moon was historic.

降(お)り立(た)つ is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) formed from 降(お)りる (to descend) + 立(た)つ (to stand).

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [place]に降(お)り立(た)つ - to set foot at [place]
  • [vehicle]から降(お)り立(た)つ - to step down from [vehicle]

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 地(ち)に降(お)り立(た)つ - to set foot on the ground
  • 空港(くうこう)に降(お)り立(た)つ - to arrive at an airport
  • 異国(いこく)の地(ち)に降(お)り立(た)つ - to set foot in a foreign land

USAGE:
More literary or dramatic than simple 降(お)りる. Often used for momentous occasions.

Related Words

Related: 降(お)りる (component verb)
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Added 2026.1.18 15:56 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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