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
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to tower over the surroundings
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to boil strongly; to be excited
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to appear on the stage
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to mediate; to intervene
to have a rumor circulating
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to become excited; to grow lively
to be talented; to be able
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to boil; to simmer
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to cause offense
to cause offense
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to appear suddenly
to be selected (from among many people)
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
predicament; one's ground; one's position
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
to leave one's seat
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to appear in one's dream
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to be discordant; to have discord
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
to be of use (service)
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
to have a rumor circulating
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
to make sense; to be consistent
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)
to stand all around (e.g. bamboo, pines, pampas grass)
to burst into leaf; to sprout
to rage; to howl
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to be helpful; to be useful
to blow (wind)
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to appear suddenly
for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to); (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime
to stand; to rise
the New Year begins
bird taking flight
to write well; to be a good writer; to wield a facile pen
to be slightly offended; to be somewhat irritated
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
to stand all around (e.g. bamboo, pines, pampas grass)
to stand at the head of others
to blow (wind)
first day (beginning) of autumn; first day of fall
standing form of "cape" character
Examples (151 in total)
I couldn't stand anymore.
He was standing.
Stand in the corner!