立

On'yomi

リツ・リュウ・リットル

RITSU / RYUU / 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

tatsu / tatsu / tachi / tateru / tateru / tate / tate / tate / date / dateru

stand up · rise · set up · erect

Details

Strokes5

Frequency#58

Radical立stand(5)

Stroke Order

Strokes5

Component Breakdown

立=

亠丷一

亠 + 丷 + one

Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of a person standing on ground.

Symbolism

Independence, establishment, starting point. 'Standing' represents beginning of action.

Related Culture & Scenes

— Standing up

Anime & Manga

STAND BY ME ドラえもん

Stand by Me Doraemon(2014)

anime film

Story of Nobita 'standing' on his own.

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Games

スプラトゥーン

Splatoon(2015)

Switch

Developer: Nintendo

Shooter 'standing' in territory to paint.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

安心立命

あんしんりつめい

spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith; spiritual peace and enlightenment

永世中立

えいせいちゅうりつ

permanent neutrality; permanent neutrality

厳正中立

げんせいちゅうりつ

strict neutrality; strict neutrality

直立不動

ちょくりつふどう

standing at attention; standing stiffly upright; standing at attention

独立独歩

どくりつどっぽ

self-reliance; self-help; self-reliance

独立自尊

どくりつじそん

(spirit of) independence and self-respect; (spirit of) independence and self-respect

局外中立

きょくがいちゅうりつ

neutrality; neutrality

立身出世

りっしんしゅっせ

success in life; success in life

孤立無援

こりつむえん

isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted; isolated and helpless

独立不羈

どくりつふき

acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others; acting according to one's own beliefs, being undisturbed by others

不立文字

ふりゅうもんじ

Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism); Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment

三者鼎立

さんしゃていりつ

three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest; three parties (forces) opposing one another

独立自存

どくりつじそん

independence and self-reliance; independence and self-reliance

不羈独立

ふきどくりつ

free and independent; free and independent

哀毀骨立

あいきこつりつ

losing weight and becoming bony because of grief; losing weight and becoming bony because of grief

Proverbs & Idioms

立つ瀬がない

たつせがない

No place to stand

To lose face