Kanken 1
巉

Meaning

Kanji 巉

rising precipitously

rising precipitously, rising steeply

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
サンザン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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20
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

嶄絶

ざんぜつ

sheer

巉巌

ざんがん

near-vertical cliff or peak

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

巉な崖が海の上にそびえている。

A very steep cliff rises above the sea.

巉な岩山は遠くからでも目立つ。

The steep rocky mountain stands out even from far away.

道の先に巉な峰が見えた。

At the end of the road, a sharply rising peak came into view.

巉な斜面には木もほとんど生えていない。

Hardly any trees grow on that precipitous slope.

巉な谷を見下ろして足がすくんだ。

Looking down into the steep valley made my legs freeze.