stand

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 立 has 5 strokes and denotes standing or setting something upright.
• Basic usage: 立つ is read たつ, and 立てる is read たてる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Who stands and what is set upright
  • 友人が立っている means that a friend is standing.
  • 立つ is intransitive.
  • 立っている describes the state of standing.
  • 看板を元の場所に立てる means setting a sign upright in its original place.
  • 立てる is transitive, with を marking what is set upright.
• Making a plan
  • 計画を立てた means making a plan.