立 — stand, erect, establish
たつ
立
stand
たつ
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
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Meanings
- stand
- erect
- establish
Readings
- On'yomi
- りつ ritsu りゅう ryuu
- Kun'yomi
- た ta だ da たて tate
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
二
本
立
て
nihondate
double feature (movie)
先
立
っ
て
sakidatte
prior to (usu. as 〜に先立って)
手
立
て
tedate
means
生
い
立
ち
oitachi
growth
立
ち
tachi
departure
立
ち
な
お
る
tachinaoru
to regain one's footing
立
ち
上
が
り
tachiagari
start
立
ち
上
げ
る
tachiageru
to start (something)
立
ち
入
り
tachiiri
entering
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
顔
立
ち
kaodachi
looks
役
立
つ
yakudatsu
to be useful
役
立
て
る
yakudateru
to put to use
旅
立
つ
tabidatsu
to set out on a journey
表
立
っ
て
omotedatte
publicly
表
立
つ
omotedatsu
to become public
際
立
つ
kiwadatsu
to stand out
逆
立
ち
sakadachi
handstand
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 ・だて 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).
りゅう ryuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
りっ ri
たち tachi
Words by frequency and grade
119 wordsEach dot is a word containing 立: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 61 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
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.