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崖

崖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「屵」+音符「圭」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cliff, bluff, precipice

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ガイJHS
  • ゲ
  • ギ
Kun (native)
  • がけJHS
  • きし
  • はて
Other languages
  • 拼音ya2
  • 拼音ai2
  • 한글ae
  • 한글eui
  • Hán-ViệtNhai

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
巛(かわ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5D16

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱山厓

Words using this kanji

  • 崖がけ（がけ）垂直、あるいはそれに近い険しい傾斜地形。cliff, precipice, precipice, brink of a dangerous situation
  • 崖道がけみちpath along a cliff
  • 崖上がいじょうcliff top
  • 崖下がいか崖の下。below a cliff
  • 崖崩れがけくずれ降雨や地震などにより崖や急な斜面の地表が崩れ落ちること。landslide, landslip
  • 崖っぷちがけっぷち崖の縁のところ。 限界ぎりぎりの状態。cliff edge, edge of a precipice, perilous position, critical moment
  • 崖端歩きがけばたあるきtaking unnecessary risks
  • 崖の上のポニョがけのうえのポニョPonyo (2008 animated film)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-8
Four Corner
2221.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3o8.11
Heisig
841
Nelson
1428