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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Readings

Kana: ショウ、そび.える
Romaji: shō, sobi.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

rise, tower

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  128
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-11-6
Korean Reading:  yong
Chinese Reading:  song3
Unicode:  8073
JIS:  6660

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3715
New Nelson Index: 4739
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6e11.4
Four Corner Index: 2840.1
Japanese Names Index: 2698
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29167
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0227

Words

聳える (そびえる)
to rise; to tower; to soar
そびえ立つ (そびえたつ)
to stand towering over the surrounds
聳立 (しょうりつ)
being conspicuously tall
そそり立つ (そそりたつ)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
聳やかす (そびやかす)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
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