壁立 へきりつ Meanings Noun cliff that stands tall like a wall See also: 壁立千仞 (へきりつせんじん). Kanji 壁 wall. Read as ヘキ. 立 stand. Read as リツ. Words containing 壁立 壁立千仞 (へきりつせんじん) precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists