立 — stand, erect, establish
たつ
立
stand
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
U+7ACB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #58
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #431
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #117
Meanings
- stand
- erect
- establish
word
た ・だ ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
立
つ
tatsu
to stand
立
て
る
tateru
to stand up
目
立
つ
medatsu
to stand out
立
ち
上
が
る
tachiagaru
to stand up
立
て
tate
standing
先
立
つ
sakidatsu
to precede
組
み
立
て
る
kumitateru
to assemble
立
ち
止
ま
る
tachidomaru
to stop
思
い
立
つ
omoitatsu
to resolve
組
み
立
て
kumitate
assembly
立
ち
読
み
tachiyomi
reading while standing
立
ち
会
う
tachiau
to be present
役
立
つ
yakudatsu
to be useful
役
に
立
つ
yakunitatsu
to be useful
立
ち
向
か
う
tachimukau
to confront
役
立
て
る
yakudateru
to put to use
旅
立
つ
tabidatsu
to set out on a journey
立
ち
去
る
tachisaru
to leave
仕
立
て
る
shitateru
to tailor
申
し
立
て
moushitate
petition
成
り
立
つ
naritatsu
to consist of
際
立
つ
kiwadatsu
to stand out
苛
立
つ
iradatsu
to be irritated
りつ ritsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
たて tate Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
りっ ri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
たち ・だち tachi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
トップに立つ
慣用句
to stand right at the top
目くじらを立てる
慣用句
raise the corner of the eye
目くじら立てる
慣用句
raise the eye's corner
目に立つ
慣用句
stand in the eye
後悔先に立たず
諺
Regret does not stand first
火のない所に煙は立たぬ
諺
Smoke does not rise where there is no fire
あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ
諺
raise that side and this side cannot stand
あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ
諺
raise that side and this side cannot stand
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.