がけ
Meanings
Noun
1. cliff; precipice
2. precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Kanji used
bluffs
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
below a cliff
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
landslide; landslip
path along a cliff
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
glass cliff (corporate leadership)
Examples (11 in total)
His son fell over the cliff.
The bus went over the cliff.
The cliff is almost vertical.