NichiDict

切り立つ

きりたつ
切立つ切りたつきり立つ
[kiritatsu]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply

Examples

狭い道の上に崖が切り立った

A sheer cliff rose perpendicularly above the narrow path.

両側の崖が切り立っていて、空が狭い。

Cliffs towered steeply on both sides, making the sky appear narrow.

ビーチの先に巨大な岩壁が海から切り立つ

Beyond the beach, massive rock walls rise straight up from the sea.