# 立 — Stand

Frequency rank 51 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 用 (Task), less common than 体 (Body).

- On’yomi: りつ
- Kun’yomi: た
- Radical: 立 Stand (Kangxi 117)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 5

At a wake, a man plants both feet firmly on the floor and straightens his spine.

In words:

- 立つ たつ — to stand
- 立てる たてる — to stand something up
- 立派 りっぱ — splendid,fine,handsome,elegant,imposing,prominent,legal,legitimate

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