崖 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「山」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「山」
- On
- ガイ・ゲ・ギ
- Kun
- がけ・きし・はて
- Meaning
- cliff
Origin
Mountain plus a sheer drop: the place where the hillside falls away — a cliff.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ガイ | 断崖 |
|---|---|
| がけ | 崖下 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 断崖だんがい
precipice; sheer cliff
- 崖下がけした
the foot of a cliff
Example
崖の上から海を眺めた。
I gazed at the sea from the top of the cliff.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)