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聳 Kanji meaning "rise, tower"

Jiten frequency #2732Kanken Level 1TMW Prima Idol17 strokes

Meanings

rise, tower

On'yomi

ショウ

Kun'yomi

そび.える

Reading usage

聳(そび)え立(た)つto tower over the surroundings #36694聳(そび)えるto rise (of a building, mountain, etc.) #36806聳(そび)やかすto raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect) #148392肩(かた)を聳(そび)やかすto square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate) #170312

Most common words using this kanji

聳(そび)え立(た)つto tower over the surroundings #36694聳(そび)えるto rise (of a building, mountain, etc.) #36806聳(すすむ)Susumu #127063聳(そび)やかすto raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect) #148392肩(かた)を聳(そび)やかすto square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate) #170312聳(しょう)立(りつ)being conspicuously tall #172967聳(そそ)り立(た)つto rise (steeply) #245270聳(そばだ)つto tower #271903聳城(たかぎ)Takagi #462031御陪聳山(ごばいしょうやま)Gobaishouyama #462031
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