立

Meanings: stand, stand up On Readings: リツ ritsu Kun Readings: た（つ） ta(tsu), た（てる） ta(teru) Most Used Pronunciation: tatsu JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 1 Kanji Part: 立 Stroke Number: 5

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Common jukugo
立入禁止 - たち　いり　きん　し tachi iri kin shi - do not enter; no trespassing
役に立つ - やく　に　たつ yaku ni tatsu - to be helpful, useful
立派 - りっぱ rippa - great, fine, splendid
腹立つ - はら　たつ hara tatsu - to be angry
県立 - けん　りつ ken ritsu - prefectural ~ (built by the prefecture)
帆立貝 - ほ　たて　がい ho tate gai -
帆立貝 - ほ　たて　がい ho tate gai - Scallop
確立 - かく　りつ - Establishment
私立 - しりつ shi ritsu - private

Useful Examples
Japanese: ニュートンは引力の法則を確立した。
Romaji: Nyuuton wa inryoku no housoku o kakuritsu shita.
Literal: Newton gravity's law established.
English: Newton established the Law of Gravity.

Japanese: この本棚は組み立てが簡単だ。
Romaji: kono hondana wa kumitate ga kantan da.
Literal: This bookshelf assembly easy is.
English: This bookshelf is easy to assemble.

Japanese: お答えできる立場にありません。
Romaji: okotae dekiru tachiba ni arimasen.
English: I'm not in a position to answer.

Japanese: 数人の少女が門のそばに立っている。
Romaji: suunin no shoujo ga mon no soba ni tatte iru.
English: Several girls are standing beside the gate.

Japanese: この材料はだれにとっても役に立つと思う。
Romaji: kono zairyou wa dare ni tottemo yaku ni tatsu to omou.
English: I think that this material is of benefit to everyone.

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Notes/Mnemonic
Think of a person in the act of standing up

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.