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What does 聳える (そびえる, sobieru) mean?

聳える (そびえる, sobieru) means to tower, to soar.

Quick facts
Readingそびえる
Romajisobieru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そびえる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsobieru

to tower, to soar

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar

Example sentences

  • An old castle towers atop the mountain.

  • A high-rise building towers in the center of the city.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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