気立て

きだて · kidate · JLPT N1 · noun

good-natured

🐶 気 (spirit, mind) + 立て (make-up, set-up): a spirit whose make-up is kind

気立て combines 気 (mind, spirit) and 立て (make-up, set-up, from 立つ). A good-natured person has a kindly spirit built into their basic make-up.

立 — person standing on ground (大 over 一)
Pictograph of a person standing with arms outstretched on the ground line below. The original oracle bone form clearly shows a frontal human figure planted on the earth. The core meaning 'to stand' extended to 'establish, set up, erect.'

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