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崖
cliff · precipice · bluff
N1On: がいKun: がけ
Memory Aid
The left side (山) clearly shows a mountain. The right side (厂) looks like a steep overhang or drop-off, forming the overall image of a CLIFF.
Vocabulary
崖がけcliff, precipice
断崖だんがいprecipice, sheer cliff
崖崩れがけくずれlandslide, rockslide
崖っぷちがけっぷちedge of a cliff, brink
Example Sentences
その崖はとても危険です。
That cliff is very dangerous.
彼は崖っぷちに立たされている。
He is standing at the edge of a precipice (figuratively, in a desperate situation).
大雨で崖崩れが発生した。
A landslide occurred due to the heavy rain.
美しい断崖絶壁が続いている。
Beautiful sheer cliffs continue on.