立

音読おんよみ: リツ・リュウ

訓読くんよみ:・たてる

画数かくすう: 5

部首ぶしゅ: 立(たつ)

Meaning

Stand / Rise

Conjugation
Tap for 立つ (stand) Tap for 立てる (erect)
  • つ — to stand
  • 立場たちば — position; standpoint
  • 国立こくりつ — national (institution)
  • 独立どくりつ — independence
  • 設立せつりつ — establishment
  • 自立じりつ — self-reliance; independence
Compound - tap to expand
  • がる — to stand up; to rise
  • なおす — to rebuild; to recover
  • まる — to stop; to halt
  • える — to pay in advance; to cover for someone
  • かう — to face; to confront
  • む — to be crowded; to be busy
  • る — to leave; to walk away

“立” comes from the image of a person standing tall. It conveys the idea of rising or being upright. This kanji is commonly found in words related to institutions, independence, and physical posture.

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