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がけ
Meanings
Noun
1. cliff; precipice
The voices of the men could be heard from the top of the cliff.
2. precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Alt. forms
崖がけ
97%
ガケ
1%
がけ
厓がけ
Pitch accent
が
け
Used in: 45
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
landslide; landslip
landslide; landslip
stone wall
below a cliff
cliff top
path along a cliff
Ponyo (2008 animated film)
fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis); fiscal precipice
glass cliff (corporate leadership)
Examples (18 in total)
His son fell over the cliff.
The bus went over the cliff.
The cliff is almost vertical.
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