立 Kanji – stand up
The Japanese kanji 立 can mean stand up, rise, set up, erect.
Meaning and Readings
How is 立 read?
立 has the onyomi readings リツ, リュウ, リットル and the kunyomi readings たつ, -たつ, たち-, たてる, -たてる, たて-, たて-, -たて, -だ て, -だてる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ritsu, ryuu, rittoru, tatsu, tachi, tateru, tate, date, dateru.
Common Japanese Words Using 立
These common Japanese words contain 立. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 王立（おうりつ） — royal (institution)
- 確立（かくりつ） — establishment, settlement
- 顔立ち（かおだち） — looks, features
- 起立（きりつ） — standing up
- 逆立ち（さかだち） — handstand, headstand
- 共立（きょうりつ） — joint, common
- 建立（こんりゅう） — (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
- 献立（こんだて） — menu, bill of fare
- 県立（けんりつ） — prefectural, managed by a prefectural government
- 孤立（こりつ） — isolation, being alone, being friendless