Moto 崖: Cliff; Bluff; PrecipiceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガイ、ゲ、ギ
- Kun'yomi
- がけ、きし、はて
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 20 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガイ・ゲ・ギ)
- 断崖だんがいprecipice; cliff
- 崎崖きがいsteepness of a mountain
- 崖上がいじょうcliff top
- 崖下がいかbelow a cliff
- 懸崖けんがいoverhanging cliff
- 摩崖仏まがいぶつBuddha figure carved on a rock face
- 断層崖だんそうがいfault scarp; fault escarpment
- 海食崖かいしょくがいsea cliff
- 磨崖仏まがいぶつBuddha figure carved on a rock face
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 崖がけcliff; precipice
- ガラスの崖ガラスのがけglass cliff (corporate leadership)
- 崖っぷちがけっぷちcliff edge; edge of a precipice
- 崖崩れがけくずれlandslide; landslip
- 崖端歩きがけばたあるきtaking unnecessary risks; precipice walking
- 崖道がけみちpath along a cliff
- 財政の崖ざいせいのがけfiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
Other readings
- 崖っ縁がけっぷちcliff edge; edge of a precipice
- 崖縁がけっぷちcliff edge; edge of a precipice
- 断崖絶壁だんがいぜっぺきprecipitous cliff; sheer precipice
- 石崖いしがきstone wall
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