noun

  1. fault scarp, fault escarpment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
断層崖 だんそうがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

severance, decline, refuse
ダン ことわ.る た.つ (5th, N3)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
stratum, social class, layer
ソウ (6th, N2)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
formerly, once, before
ソ ソウ かつ (11th)
to divide
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
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)