立
立 — Stand up
stand up, rise, set up, erect
On’yomiリツ (ritsu)
On’yomiリュウ (ryuu)
On’yomiリットル (rittoru)
Kun’yomiたつ (tatsu)
Kun’yomi-たつ (tatsu)
Kun’yomiたち- (tachi)
Kun’yomiたてる (tateru)
Kun’yomi-たてる (tateru)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 立
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation; viewpoint |
| 連立 | れんりつ renritsu | coalition; alliance; union |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national; founded and run by the central government |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment; materialization |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
Study notes
立 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #58 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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