noun

  1. cliff edge, edge of a precipice.
  2. perilous position, critical moment, brink.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
崖っぷち がけっぷち
 
崖っ縁 がけっぷち
がけ
ぷち
崖縁 がけぷち
がけ
ぶち
崖縁 がけぶち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cliff, bluff, precipice
がけ ガイ ゲ (11th)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
precipice, shore, bank
ガイ ゲ ギ
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)