立ち上がる

たちあがる

to stand up

Mnemonic

立つ standing and 上がる going up, welded together. The chair has scraped, the same Aga あが as 上がる is behind him, and the whole table has stopped talking: たちあがる.

Worth knowing

Both halves are words you already have. It is also what a computer does when it boots.

Built from

立

stand

A person planted on a line of ground, feet apart.

上

up, above

A mark sitting above the line.

Words sharing these kanji

立つ to stand, to rise 立場 standpoint, position 立てる to put up, to erect 立派 fine, excellent 目立つ to stand out, to be conspicuous 役に立つ to be useful, to be helpful 上げる to raise, to increase 上 up, above 以上 ... or more, beyond 上がる to go up, to rise 上手い skilled, good 見上げる to look up

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