Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, intransitive)
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)
3. to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
usu. 発つ
Kanji used
standing up
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (98 in total)
to be helpful; to be useful
to leave one's seat
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
Examples (151 in total)
I couldn't stand anymore.
He was standing.
Stand in the corner!
Who is standing there?
Don't stand in front of me.
Someone is standing at the door.
The waves are rising.
He stood by the entrance.
Stand up and introduce yourself, please.
We stood face to face.
I am standing in the middle of the schoolyard.
He was standing at the side of the road.
Smoke was rising from the chimney.
Santa Claus was standing in the garden.
The horse rose on its hind legs.
Ken stands on the diving board.
He will run for mayor.
Sami was standing at the bus stop.
He stood looking at the sky.
I was standing next to him.
She stood close to him.
There is a someone standing at the door.
He was standing on the floor.
He was standing at the gate.
She stood in front of the mirror.
The teacher told me to stand up.
He was standing at the street corner.
He stood on the surface of the moon.
I hate standing on the bus.
One after another they stood up and went out.
Who is the woman standing there?
A fence runs around the house.
He stood there for a while.
Stand still and keep silent.
The world is on the verge of destruction.
He was standing with his hands in his pockets.
The crane was standing on one leg.
The church stood alone on the hill.
He stood leaning against the fence.
With practice, even girls can pee standing up.
The girl standing over there is Mary.
They were standing in a row.
Stand up and read the book, Tom.
The church sits on the outskirts of town.
The queen stood beside the king.
Tony stood at the door.
Linda Wood was standing at the door.
We stood on the brink of a cliff.
He is leaving for Peru tomorrow, isn't he?
They rose against oppression.
Two boys stood in front of me.
The girl standing over there is my sister Sue.
She stood looking out toward the sea.
Do you know the girl standing by the window?
She was standing in the front of the classroom.
Is it true that horses sleep while standing up?
He stood behind his mother.
The man who is standing there is my father.
Please remain standing.
A girl stood there crying.
The fellow standing over there is my friend.
He stood gazing at the painting.
He stood with his back to the wall.
I stood under a tree to avoid getting wet.
He stood still with his eyes closed.
Do you know the man standing on the bridge?
He stood with his hands in his pockets.
There are a lot of new buildings here now.
The house stood on the hill.
Several girls are standing beside the gate.
All the players stood there with their arms folded.
The baby can stand but can't walk.
To stand on your own two feet means to be independent.
He stood under the door frame.
Do you know the name of the boy standing over there?
She stood waiting for me for a long time.
The tower stood amid the ruins.
Our house stands by the road.
We stood at the door to welcome our guests.
John was standing alone with his arms folded.
He stood on one leg, leaning against the wall.
The man standing over there is Mr Smith.
An old castle stands on top of the cliff.
He helped an old lady to get up from her seat.
I saw Jessie standing there.
Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.
A pine stands in front of his house.
I was leaving for Paris the next morning.
The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.
A bunch of people were standing outside waiting.
Who's the person standing in front of that building?
The people standing around were all strangers.
The boy standing by the door is my brother.
The old man stood still at the gate.
They were standing still with their eyes wide open.
I can see the tower from where I stand.
The tree stands higher than the roof.
He stood on the hill surveying the landscape.
Who's that boy standing at the door?
He decided to perform systematic research.
We kept standing all the way to Osaka.
The man standing over there is the owner of the store.
He asked some questions of the lady standing next to him.
My uncle was standing there with his arms folded.
He stood by the gate, rubbing his hands together.
I saw a stranger standing at the door.
She stood transfixed as if she had seen a ghost.
This theory was founded on a scientific basis.
He rose from his chair to welcome me.
The man standing by the door is a famous singer.
The city was put in a difficult financial situation.
Tom took a picture of Mary standing under the cherry tree.
In the center of the university campus stands the statue of the founder.
I opened the door and saw two boys standing side by side.
He was standing by the gate with his hand in his pocket.
Look at the tall pretty girl standing there.
A person giving a speech should stand where everyone can see him.
She stood on the deck with her long hair waving in the wind.
He stood close to her and tried to protect her from the typhoon.
Our school stands on a hill, so we can see the town.
The policeman stood like a statue with his arms folded across his chest.
I feel cooler standing in the shade, rather than out in the sun.
Covered with dust, the doll stood in the corner of the room.
You have only to stand in front of the door. It will open by itself.
The restaurant stands at the junction of two superhighways.
The people standing around were amused and laughed at the brave little dog.
Not knowing what to do, I stood there silently.
But this is an issue to which we return later.
Stand upright when I'm talking to you.
There were no fewer than five women standing outside, claiming to be his wife.
Like a gentleman, he rose and offered her his seat.
You have only to stand there doing nothing.
Two white houses face each other and stand across the way.
The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
The train was so crowded that I had to keep standing all the way.
The man standing in front of the hotel asked me if I needed a taxi.
When my uncle left for America, many people came to see him off at the airport.
The castle lies to the east of the town.
In the distance, there stood a dimly white lighthouse.
This tree has been standing for five decades.
The castle stands facing a beautiful lake.
Are you just going to stand there all day?
A birthday cake with twelve candles on top.
The robber stood surrounded by ten policemen.
I saw the person I expected standing there.
Can you stand on one leg for a minute with your eyes shut?
An old castle stands near the river.
The school stands about one mile off.
The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way to Ueno.
The person standing at the front of the room is a professor in the History Department.