What does kanji 崖 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 崖 is cliff.

How is kanji 崖 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 崖 are がけ, きし, はて; the onyomi readings are ガイ, ゲ, ギ.

What is the main radical of kanji 崖?

The main radical for kanji 崖 is 山.

What words use kanji 崖?

Example words that use kanji 崖 include 崖, 崖っぷち, 崖の上のポニョ, 崖下.

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崖

Meaning

Kanji 崖

cliff

cliff, bluff, precipice

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: がけきしはて
Onyomi 音読み: ガイゲギ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 厓 • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 11
Radical: 山
Components: 厂 • 土 • 山
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 涯 • 厓 • 崕 • 啀 • 捱 • 睚

Related vocabulary

Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

崖

がけ

cliff

崖っぷち

がけっぷち

cliff edge

崖の上のポニョ

がけのうえのポニョ

Ponyo (2008 animated film)

崖下

がいか

below a cliff

崖上

がいじょう

cliff top

崖端歩き

がけばたあるき

taking unnecessary risks

崖道

がけみち

path along a cliff

石崖

いしがけ

stone wall

断崖

だんがい

precipice

２０２５年の崖

にせんにじゅうごねんのがけ

2025 digital cliff

ガラスの崖

ガラスのがけ

glass cliff (corporate leadership)

海食崖

かいしょくがい

sea cliff

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

崖の上に小さな家が建っている。

A small house stands on top of the cliff.

崖から石が落ちてきた。

A rock fell from the cliff.

その道は崖に沿って続いている。

That road runs along the cliff.

崖の下をのぞくのは危ない。

It is dangerous to look down from the cliff.

雨で崖が崩れた。

The cliff collapsed because of the rain.

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