Japanese Dictionary

Words

17 words found
  • 聳える
    JLPT 1
    Kana Reading
    そびえる
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
      Meaning
      to rise; to tower; to soar
      Example sentence
      富士山高くそびえている Mt. Fuji soars heavenward.
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  • 竦める
    Kana Reading
    すくめる
    Word Senses
    • Parts of speech
      Ichidan verb, transitive verb
      Meaning
      to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
      Example sentence
      北米は、すくめることは「知りません意味する In North America when a person shrugs his shoulders it means "I don't know".
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  • そびえ立つ, 聳え立つ
    Kana Reading
    そびえたつ
    Word Senses
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Kanji

7 kanji found
  • 10 strokes

    fear

    On'Yomi: ショウ

    Kun'Yomi: おそ.れる

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  • 15 strokes

    advise, persuade

    On'Yomi: ショウ

    Kun'Yomi: すす.める

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  • 12 strokes

    crouch, cower

    On'Yomi: ショウ

    Kun'Yomi: すく.む, おそ.れる, つつし.む

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