急 斜 面(きゅうしゃめん)

きゅうしゃめん

noun

steep slope; steep incline

geography

1. steep slope; steep incline

A sharply angled slope or hillside. Used in contexts such as skiing, mountaineering, geography, and construction.

急斜面(きゅうしゃめん)を滑(すべ)り降(お)りた。

I skied down the steep slope.

この山(やま)は急斜面(きゅうしゃめん)が多(おお)くて登(のぼ)りにくい。

This mountain has many steep slopes and is hard to climb.

大雨(おおあめ)の後(あと)は急斜面(きゅうしゃめん)で土砂崩(どしゃくず)れが起(お)きやすい。

After heavy rain, landslides are likely to occur on steep slopes.

Usage

A compound of 急(きゅう) (steep, sudden) + 斜面(しゃめん) (slope, incline). Often used in skiing, mountaineering, and geographic descriptions. The opposite is 緩斜面(かんしゃめん) (gentle slope).

Common collocations

急斜面(きゅうしゃめん)を登(のぼ)る (to climb a steep slope)
急斜面(きゅうしゃめん)を滑(すべ)る (to ski down a steep slope)
急斜面(きゅうしゃめん)での作業(さぎょう) (work on a steep slope)

Similar words

斜面(しゃめん): slope — the general term without specifying steepness
緩斜面(かんしゃめん): gentle slope — the opposite

Related Words

Related: 斜面(しゃめん) (slope (general))

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Added 2026.3.19 12:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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