No. 1,305 in Japanese
立
"立" means "to stand" or "stand."
In a sentence
彼は立った。
He stood up.
Here, '立った' means 'stood' and is the past tense of the verb '立つ', which means 'to stand'.
机の上にペンが立っている。
There is a pen standing on the desk.
In this context, '立っている' means 'standing' and describes the state of the pen being upright.
彼は立派な人物です。
He is a distinguished individual.
Here, '立派' is an adjective derived from '立' and means 'distinguished' or 'excellent', showing a different semantic usage.
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