崖
崖: cliff
cliff
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 4 words here
Readings
On
ガイ・ゲ・ギ
Kunがけ・きし・はて
Read がけ on its own or in 崖崩れ; ガイ appears in 断崖. Shares the 厓 part with 涯 (生涯).
Key words
崖がけcliff
崖崩れがけくずれlandslide
断崖だんがいcliff; precipice
崖っぷちがけっぷちbrink; edge of a cliff
Example sentences
崖の上から見る海は、とてもきれいだった。
The sea seen from the top of the cliff was really beautiful.
大雨のあと、山道で崖崩れが起きた。
After the heavy rain, a landslide occurred on the mountain road.
波が断崖に打ち寄せて、白くはじけている。
The waves crash against the sheer cliff and burst into white spray.