Rank Kanji Meaning(s)
1 打うつ to hit, to strike (noon, etc.), to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.), to move, to drive in
2 持もつ to hold (in one’s hand), to possess, to maintain, to last, to take charge of
3 撃うつ to shoot (a gun, person, etc.)
4 分わかつ to divide, to share, to distinguish
5 成なり立たつ to consist of, to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.)
6 保たもつ to keep, to last
7 建たつ to be erected
8 待まつ to wait, to await, to depend on
9 断たつ to sever, to suppress, to abstain (from)
10 表立おもてだつ to become public, to be formal
11 際立きわだつ to be prominent
12 育そだつ to be raised (e.g. child)
13 放はなつ to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to set free, to emit (e.g. light), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
14 立たつ to stand (up), to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to leave (to do something), to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.)
15 役やくに立たつ to be helpful
16 旅立たびだつ to begin a trip
17 迎むかえ撃うつ to meet (the enemy) and attack
18 先立さきだつ to lead, to precede, to die before (esp. one’s spouse, parents, etc.), to be a prerequisite
19 巣立すだつ to leave the nest, to go out into the world
20 勝かつ to win
21 奮ふるい立たつ to cheer up
22 併あわせ持もつ to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points)
23 飛とび立たつ to jump up
24 銘打めいうつ to engrave an inscription
25 目立めだつ to be conspicuous
26 打うち勝かつ to conquer (e.g. an enemy), to overcome (a difficulty), to out-hit
27 受うけ持もつ to take (be in) charge of
28 浮うき立たつ to be enlivened, to stand out
29 経たつ to pass (of time)
30 役立やくだつ to be useful
31 切きり立たつ to rise perpendicularly
32 殺気立さっきだつ to be seething (with anger)
33 討うつ to attack
34 思おもい立たつ to set one’s mind on doing
35 取とり持もつ to act as a go-between (for), to entertain (guests)
36 連つれ立だつ to go together
37 波打なみうつ to dash against (of waves), to wave (e.g. in the wind)
38 煮立にたつ to boil
39 突つっ立たつ to stick up (hair, etc.), to stand up abruptly, to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular
40 裁たつ to cut (cloth)
41 打ぶつ to hit (someone), to make (a speech), to gamble
42 責任せきにんを持もつ to be responsible for
43 生うまれ育そだつ to be born and raised (in)
44 粟立あわだつ to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
45 引ひき放はなつ to pull apart, to cheer up, to look better
46 降おり立たつ to go down and stand, to alight
47 苛立いらだつ to be irritated
48 過あやまつ to err
49 開あけ放はなつ to open wide (doors or windows)
50 柏手かしわでを打うつ to clap one’s hands in prayer