Radicals › #117 立
立
立 — the “stand” radical
a person standing 7 of the JLPT kanji on this site are built with it — recognizing the piece makes them far easier to remember.
Kanji using the 立 radical (7)
立stand up, rise競emulate, compete with端edge, origin章badge, chapter童juvenile, child竜dragon, imperial竣end, finish
Radicals (部首, bushu) are the shared building blocks of kanji, used to sort them in every dictionary. Learn the common ones and new kanji stop looking random.