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崕

Cliff

On’yomiがい
Kun’yomiがけ
MeaningsCliff, Bluff, Precipice
11 strokes Radical 山 mountain
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 崕

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11 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 崕

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 崕

山 Radical 46 of 214
Mountain

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 崕 is filed under 山 (mountain) — radical number 46 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 崕

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

岨崕 ガケ cliff, precipice; precipice, brink of a dangerous situation

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 崕

What does the kanji 崕 mean?

崕 means Cliff, Bluff, Precipice.

How do you read the kanji 崕?

崕 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) がい; kun'yomi (native Japanese) がけ.

How many strokes does 崕 have?

崕 is written with 11 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 崕?

The radical of 崕 is 山 (mountain), radical number 46 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 崕 made of?

崕 is built from 山 (mountain) and 厓 (precipice). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 崕?

Common words written with 崕 include 岨崕 (ガケ, cliff, precipice; precipice, brink of a dangerous situation).

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