そそり立つ

そそりたつ

Also written 聳り立つ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

Kanji

• 立 stand. Read as たつ.

Example sentences

• 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.

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