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cliff
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingガイ
Kun readingがけきしはて

Meanings

  1. cliff
    息子から落ちHis son fell over the cliff.tatoeba
  2. bluff
  3. precipice
  4. bluffsRtK
  1. brink of a dangerous situation

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

mountain () · cliff () · ivy · square jewel · soil () · dirt () · ground ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 841

Compound words

のてっぺんに古い城が立っている。
An old castle stands on top of the cliff.tatoeba
単独でそのを登るのは大胆な行為だ。
Climbing the cliff alone is a bold deed.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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