峙: tower

tower; stand facing

9 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here

Readings

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そばだつ

Almost always in 対峙 (confrontation); 峙つ (そばだつ) is a literary verb for towering.

対峙たいじconfrontation; facing off

峙つそばだつto tower; to rise steeply

騎士きしは剣けんを構かまえ、巨大きょだいな竜りゅうと対峙たいじした。

The knight raised his sword and faced the huge dragon.

雲海うんかいの上うえに峙そばだつ岩山いわやまは、まるで神々かみがみの城しろのようだった。

The rocky peaks towering above the sea of clouds were like a castle of the gods.

国境こっきょうを挟はさんで、両軍りょうぐんの対峙たいじはすでに三日みっかも続つづいている。

The standoff between the two armies across the border has already lasted three days.