立 stand up

(beret) +

(standing worms)

★★★★☆

5 strokes

Onyomi

RITSU

Stand up and get me some RITZ crackers, you lazy sod.

OK. it looks like a pot. With a lid. Everybody says that. But it means "stand up," so deal.

Here is a way to make this marginally acceptable:

Two worms stand up from the ground, holding the beret aloft.

( を ) た＊つ	I stand up ★★★★★
( が ) た＊てる	Something stands up; something is set up. ★★★★★

目立つ(めだつ)	to stand out in a crowd. ★★★☆☆ 目 (eye) + 立 (stand up) = 目立つ (to stand out in a crowd.)
自立(じりつ)	independence ★★★☆☆ 自 (my own) + 立 (stand up) = 自立 (independence) sometimes translated as 'independence'、自立 is more an attitude of self-reliance. A kid who gets a job, moves out of her parents' house, who does things for herself.
役に立つ(やくにたつ)	to work like it's supposed to ★★★☆☆ 役 (role) + 立 (stand up) = 役に立つ (to work like it's supposed to) to be useful, to work like it's supposed to (used about things, not humans)
腹が立つ(はらがたつ)	get mad ★★★☆☆ 腹 (entrails) + 立 (stand up) = 腹が立つ (get mad )
県立(けんりつ) の	prefectural ★☆☆☆☆ 県 (prefecture) + 立 (stand up) = 県立 (prefectural) prefectural (hospital, capital, etc.)