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Kanji 屹: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 屹: towering mountains

Key takeaways

Kanji 屹: towering mountains. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

towering mountains

On reading

きつ

Kun reading

そばだ.つ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 屹

towering mountains

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

山 + 乞

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a mountain (山) so high that you have to tilt your head back and look up as if you are begging (乞) for a glimpse of the peak. It describes a towering mountain stretching high into the sky.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はきっと来るでしょう。

Translation

He will surely come.

Example 2

先生はきっと厳しく注意した。

Translation

The teacher sternly warned us.

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