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Kanji Detail for 立 - "stand, establish, rise"

立

  • Meaning

    立 means "stand, establish, rise."

    1. To stand - To rise; to get up.

    2. To establish - To set up; to found.

    3. Standing - In an upright position.

    4. To erect - To build; to construct.

    5. Immediately - At once; right away.

    6. Position - Status; standpoint.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stand up; rise; set up; erect

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stand; let stand; establish, set

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Li

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to stand; to establish, to set up

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Standing upright without moving. (Analects) "When standing, do not stand in the center of the doorway." | To establish. Such as 立德 (establish virtue), 立功 (establish merit), 立言 (establish teachings). Seen in (Zuo Zhuan). | To succeed. (Doctrine of the Mean) "All affairs succeed when prepared in advance." Also, a person who possesses ordinary moral character and skills to make a living. Is called having succeeded. (Analects) "Wishing to establish oneself, one also establishes others." | To set up. Such as saying 設立 (establish) and such. | Ascending the throne is called 立. Meaning to stand in the position of ruler. | Immediately. Such as colloquially saying 立時 (at once), 立刻 (immediately). | Volume. Such as 立方 (cubic), 立圓 (spherical).
  • Onyomitip

    ritsu(りつ) りつ

    ryu(りゅ) りゅ

  • Kunyomitip

    rittoru(りっとる) りっとる

    ta.teru(たてる) たてる

    ta.tsu(たつ) たつ

  • Strokestip

    5 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    立 (tatsu・tatsuhen)

  • Related Keywords
    stand establish erect rise found set up build create position upright vertical status independent immediate instant constitute install stance posture

Sentences including 立

  • He thought irritably.

  • He was standing.

  • There'll be standing room only.

  • Just stand there , please.

  • She stood looking out toward the sea.

  • We stood face to face.

  • He stood up to go inside.

  • All of the students stood up together.

  • They stood face to face.

  • He stood still with his eyes closed.

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