立

Meaning

Stand · levantarse, estar de pie

Readings

• On (音読み): リツ
• Kun (訓読み): た.つ・た.てる

Example words

• 立つ（たつ）— to stand
• 立てる（たてる）— to stand (something) up
• 国立（こくりつ）— national (institution)

Structure

Radical 立 (たつ・たつへん · Stand) · 5 strokes · school grade 1

Watch out

立つ/立てる is another intransitive/transitive pair. Spanish learners: no reflexive — 立つ already means levantarse.