立 — kanji meaning “stand up”
立
stand up, rise, set up, erect
- Meanings
- stand up, rise, set up, erect
- On'yomi
- リツ (ritsu)、リュウ (ryuu)、リットル (rittoru)
- Kun'yomi
- た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる、-た.てる、た.て-、たて-、-た.て、-だ.て、-だ.てる
- Name readings
- たち、たっ、たつ、だて、つい
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #58 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 117
- Chinese reading
- lì — Chinese character page
Words with 立
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment; materialization |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national; founded and run by the central government |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 設立 | せつりつ setsuritsu | establishment; founding |
| 立派 | りっぱ rippa | splendid; fine; handsome |
| 確立 | かくりつ kakuritsu | establishment; settlement |
| 私立 | しりつ shiritsu | private (establishment) |
| 立候補 | りっこうほ rikkouho | candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics) |
| 立体 | りったい rittai | solid body; three-dimensional object |
| 市立 | しりつ shiritsu | municipal; city |
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