Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 稜立つ – see the following entry.
そばだ
[verb] 聳つ, 稜立つ: to tower, to rise, to soar
[verb] 聳つ, 稜立つ: (idiomatic) to cause offense
Alternative spelling
聳つ
(This term, 稜立つ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)