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“Jutting upward” in Japanese

Short answer
突兀 tokkotsu とっこつ

Jutting upward in Japanese is “突兀” (tokkotsu). Full meaning: lofty, soaring, towering, precipitous, high and steep, sharply sticking out, jutting upward.

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