壁立千仞

へきりつせんじん

Meanings

1. Expression precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth See also: 壁立 (へきりつ). See also: ちひろ.

Kanji

• 壁 wall. Read as ヘキ.
• 立 stand. Read as リツ.
• 千 thousand. Read as セン.
• 仞 fathom. Read as ジン.

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