崖・厓|がけgake[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common

Which spelling to use

崖崖 is the most common written form and the one learners should normally use. It is written entirely in kanji.

厓厓 is a kanji-only written variant of 崖, but it is rarely used; learners will seldom need to write it.

Definitions

nouncliff; precipice
その崖がけは道路どうろの上うえに突き出つきでている。↗
The cliff hangs over the road.
nounprecipice; brink of a dangerous situation

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym断崖だんがいWritten断崖（だんがい）: A literary synonym for 崖, often suggesting a sheer, steep cliff; prefer it in written or descriptive contexts rather than casual conversation.

Use 崖 for cliffs in everyday speech and writing, including figurative 'brink' uses; 断崖 is a literary synonym best suited to written or descriptive language.

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Japanese definitions

（がけ）垂直すいちょく、あるいはそれに近ちかい険けわしい傾斜けいしゃ地形ちけい。

Kanji in this word

崖

English equivalents

cliff

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