Keyword
bluffs
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig841
Readings
がけ
(80%)
がい
(19%)
Composed of
mountain
cliff
square jewel
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
precipice; cliff; bluff
below a cliff
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
landslide; landslip
path along a cliff
overhanging cliff
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
steepness of a mountain
fault scarp; fault escarpment
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
taking unnecessary risks; (lit.) precipice walking
glass cliff (corporate leadership)
2025 digital cliff; looming problem of antiquated systems and shortage of human resources in IT
Examples (13 in total)
The old house stands on a cliff.
The bus went over the cliff.
His son fell over the cliff.