JLPT N5 · Verb

立つ (tatsu)

立つ (たつ, tatsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to stand (up); to rise”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たつ
Romaji: tatsu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up · godan verb, intransitive
to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on) · godan verb, intransitive
to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); to position oneself · godan verb, intransitive
to leave (to do something) · godan verb, intransitive
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start · godan verb, intransitive · oft. written as 発つ

Example sentences

次々に立って出ていった。

One after another they stood up and went out.

Tatoeba #96928

しかし、あなたがたのなかに、あなたがたが知らない方が立っておられます。

But among you stands one you do not know.

Tatoeba #216360

断崖のてっぺんに古い城が立っている。

An old castle stands on top of the cliff.

Tatoeba #127317

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 立つ

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	立つ	たつ tatsu
Polite (~masu)	立ちます	たちます tachimasu
Negative	立たない	たたない tatanai
Polite negative	立ちません	たちません tachimasen
Past	立った	たった tatta
Polite past	立ちました	たちました tachimashita
Negative past	立たなかった	たたなかった tatanakatta
Te-form	立って	たって tatte
Potential	立てる	たてる tateru
Passive	立たれる	たたれる tatareru
Causative	立たせる	たたせる tataseru
Volitional	立とう	たとう tatou
Imperative	立て	たて tate
Conditional (~ba)	立てば	たてば tateba

Kanji in 立つ

立

stand up, rise, set upリツ・リュウ・た.つ・-た.つ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 立つ.

立てるたてるto stand (something) up役に立つやくにたつto be helpful立場たちばposition独立どくりつindependence立ち上がるたちあがるto stand up国立こくりつnational献立こんだてmenu私立しりつprivate (establishment)成立せいりつformation対立たいりつconfrontation夕立ゆうだち(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening)目立つめだつto be conspicuous組み立てるくみたてるto assemble立ち止まるたちどまるto stop (in one's tracks)

Source: JMdict entry 1597040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.