godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb
wind blows; wind rises
Intransitive verb describing the wind starting to blow or blowing. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.
夕暮れに風立つ野原を歩いた。
I walked through the field where the wind was blowing at dusk.
風立ちぬ、いざ生きめやも。
The wind rises; we must try to live.