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崖
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cliff

HSK 7
Nature →Elements →Landforms
yá
ガイ、ゲ、ギ
がけ、きし、はて
애, 의
A mountain 山 precipice 厓; 厓 also provides the pronunciation
Components
山 mountain+ 厓 precipice =
崖 cliff
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
厓 Meaning component
yá precipice
precipice, shore, bank
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)仙 immortal屾 氙 xenon汕 basket for catching fish灿 vivid (simp)疝 hernia籼 long-grained rice (simp)舢 sampan訕 slander (trad)讪 vilify (simp)赸 密 secret屵 tall mountain屹 to rise high屺 a hill with屿 island (alt) (simp)岈 岌 hazardous岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
崖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
崖 [yá]
precipice; cliff; Taiwan pr. [yái]
Japanese
崖 がけ 同音

noun

  1. cliff; precipice
  2. precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その崖は道路の上に突き出ている。
The cliff hangs over the road.
Japanese Names
崖 きし
Kishi surname
崖 はけ
Hake unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (34)
悬崖 [xuán​yá] #7,038
precipice
悬崖 [xuán​yá] #7,038
precipice
山崖 [shān​yá] #29,408
cliff
悬崖峭壁 [xuán​yá​qiào​bì] #45,727
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬崖峭壁 [xuán​yá​qiào​bì] #45,727
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
悬崖勒马 [xuán​yá​lè​mǎ] #43,733
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
悬崖勒马 [xuán​yá​lè​mǎ] #43,733
lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
崖壁 [yá​bì] #39,839
escarpment
断崖 [duàn​yá] #41,638
steep cliff
断崖 [duàn​yá] #41,638
steep cliff
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JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 石垣 [いしがき] #19,113
stone wall
断崖 [だんがい] #22,181
precipice
崖下 [がいか] #28,413
below a cliff
崖っぷち [がけっぷち] #31,520
cliff edge
断崖絶壁 [だんがいぜっぺき] #34,647
precipitous cliff
崖上 [がいじょう] #59,367
cliff top
崖崩れ [がけくずれ] #64,166
landslide
崖道 [がけみち] #81,500
path along a cliff
懸崖 [けんがい] #94,871
overhanging cliff
磨崖仏 [まがいぶつ] #215,534
Buddha figure carved on a rock face
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