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役に立つ

やくにたつ

to be useful, to be helpful

Mnemonic

The thing stands up in the role you handed it rather than sitting there. Even the yak やく from 役 earns its shelf: やくにたつ.

Built from

role, duty
彳 a step on the left. The part you are handed and then walk out to go and do.
stand
A person planted on a line of ground, feet apart.

Words sharing these kanji

role, part to stand, to rise to stand up standpoint, position to put up, to erect fine, excellent to stand out, to be conspicuous

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