凌りょう雲うん

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

skyscraping; towering above the clouds; lofty

Literary and somewhat poetic; describes something extremely high, both physically and metaphorically (e.g., ambition, spirit). Often used in set phrases like 凌雲の志 (lofty ambition).

• 彼かれは凌りょう雲うんの志こころざしを抱いだいて故こ郷きょうを後あとにした。

  He left his hometown with a lofty ambition.

• 凌りょう雲うんの高こう楼ろうが街まちを見み下おろしている。

  A skyscraping tower overlooks the city.