夕立
ゆうだち · yuudachi · JLPT N2 · noun
shower
☔ 夕 evening + 立 to stand up: rain that suddenly springs up in the evening
The 立 is the same kanji as in 立つ (tatsu, to stand up or rise). Yuudachi is a brief, sudden downpour that rises up out of an evening sky.
立 — person standing on ground (大 over 一)
Pictograph of a person standing with arms outstretched on the ground line below. The original oracle bone form clearly shows a frontal human figure planted on the earth. The core meaning 'to stand' extended to 'establish, set up, erect.'