ChiramiN4 kanji · 5 strokes
立 means stand
立
立Real origin
It began as a person standing on the ground: to stand.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- stand up, rise, set up, erect
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) たつ tatsu
たつ (tatsu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: たてる tateru
From Chinese (onyomi) リツ ritsu
リツ (ritsu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: リュウ ryuu, リットル rittoru
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Common word
立つ たつ · tatsu
to stand, to rise
Quick check
What does 立 mean?
Right: 立 means stand.Not quite: 立 means stand.In 立つ, which reading does 立 use?
Right. 立つ is read たつ (tatsu): 立 takes た, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.Not quite. 立つ is read たつ (tatsu): 立 takes た, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.