漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)10 strokesRadical
On
ショウ
Kun
きび.しい・けわ.しい
Meaning
steep; severe

Origin

ORIGIN

Mountain 山 with 肖 as phonetic: sheer and steep.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 峻峭しゅんしょう

    steep and towering

  • 急峻きゅうしゅん

    precipitous

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

峻峭な崖が海に落ちこんでいる。

A sheer cliff drops into the sea.

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