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Components
崖 means 'cliff'
Common readings
On
ガイ
Additional readings
On ゲ ギ
Kun きし はて
Notes
Lower component exists as a rare kanji, 厓 (cliff)
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 崖 - click the badge to download
Do you know what it means figuratively when the Japanese refer to being on a cliff's edge? Can you say that a car went off a cliff or that a cliff is vertical? Can you refer to a landslide with a compound containing 崖? Do you know where to find giant Buddhas carved from rock faces? Do you know which cliffs are famous in Japan and why? If you read the essay, you'll soon know all this!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 崖 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 崖 is used 14 times, read 2 ways.
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