断 崖(だんがい)

だんがい

noun

cliff, precipice

1. cliff, precipice, bluff

A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea or a mountain.

断崖(だんがい)の上(うえ)からの景色(けしき)は絶景(ぜっけい)だった。

The view from the top of the cliff was spectacular.

波(なみ)が断崖(だんがい)に打(う)ちつけていた。

Waves were crashing against the cliff.

断崖(だんがい)絶壁(ぜっぺき)の道(みち)を慎重(しんちょう)に歩(ある)いた。

I walked carefully along the path on the sheer cliff.

断崖(だんがい) refers to a steep cliff or precipice. 断(だん) means 'cut off/sheer' and 崖(がい) means 'cliff.'

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

断崖(だんがい)絶壁(ぜっぺき): sheer cliff, precipice
断崖(だんがい)から落(お)ちる: to fall from a cliff
海(うみ)の断崖(だんがい): sea cliff
断崖(だんがい)を登(のぼ)る: to climb a cliff

FIGURATIVE USE:

断崖(だんがい)絶壁(ぜっぺき)に立(た)つ: to stand on the edge (of disaster)
崖(がけ)っぷち: on the brink/edge

RELATED WORDS:

崖(がけ): cliff (more common in speech)
絶壁(ぜっぺき): precipice, steep cliff
岩壁(がんぺき): rock wall

Related Words

Synonym: 崖(がけ) (cliff (common))

Synonym: 絶壁(ぜっぺき) (precipice)

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.6.4 5:10

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