へき
壁
りつ
立
せん
千
じん
仞

expression

Buddhist term. Idiomatic expression.
  1. precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
へき
壁
りつ
立
せん
千
じん
仞
 壁立千仞 へきりつせんじん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wall, lining (stomach), fence
かべ　ヘキ (7th, N1)
false, punish, crime
ヘキ　ヒ　きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い　シン　から.い (8th, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
fathom
ジン　はか.る (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)