崖(がけ)

がけ
noun
cliff; precipice
1. cliff; precipice
A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea or a mountain.
崖(がけ)から落(お)ちそうになった。
I almost fell off the cliff.
崖(がけ)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.
崖崩(がけくず)れに注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful of landslides.

崖(がけ) refers to steep cliff faces.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 崖(がけ)っぷち (がけっぷち): cliff edge; brink (figuratively: desperate situation)
  • 崖崩(がけくず)れ: cliff collapse, landslide

FIGURATIVE USE:
崖(がけ)っぷち is commonly used figuratively to mean being in a desperate or critical situation.

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Added 2026.1.16 14:48 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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