Vocabulary

What does 崖 (がけ, gake) mean?

崖 (がけ, gake) means cliff.

Quick facts
Readingがけ
Romajigake
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
がけ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommongake

cliff

  1. 1noun cliff; precipice
  2. 2noun precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

Example sentences

  • This cliff is popular among climbers.

  • He almost fell off the cliff.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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