Kanji

聳

rise, tower

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

耳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そびえる

Example sentences

聳える そびえる
街の背後には、雪を頂いた高い山々が聳えている。

High, snow-capped mountains tower behind the city.

聳え立つ そびえたつ
青空に向かって、高い塔が聳え立っている。

A tall tower towers toward the blue sky.

嶄然 ざんぜん
その山は周囲の峰々の中で嶄然として聳え立っていた。

That mountain stood out prominently among the surrounding peaks.

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