聳
聳

rise, tower

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ショウ

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そび.える

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Common Words

そびえる聳えるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #13396
1

to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

Examples
その峰は雲の上にそびえている。
The peak rises above the clouds.
そびえ立つ聳え立つそびえたつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #16291
1

to tower over the surroundings

Examples
その塔は青い空を背景にしてそびえ立っていた。
The tower rose up against the blue sky.
そそり立つ聳り立つそそりたつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #21557
1

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

Examples
川べりには工場の煙突が林のようにそそり立っている。
The riverside bristles with factory chimneys.
そびやかす聳やかすTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #44693
1

to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

そばだつ峙つ聳つIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #70484
1

to tower; to rise; to soar

聳立しょうりつNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #136223
1

being conspicuously tall

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