険けわしい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
The road is rugged, isn't it?
2. grim; severe; stern
That expression is very stern.
Kanji used
risky and steep
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
Examples (11 in total)
The road is rugged, isn't it?
That expression is very stern.
Rio's expression becomes grim.
We climbed the steep slope.
He stared at the steep slope.
They climbed the rugged north face.
It will be a rugged road, so please do your best.
The higher we climbed, the steeper the mountain became.
The steep path is the sole access to the border.
From this point the climb suddenly became steep.
As we proceeded steadily along the rugged mountain path, the trees around us began to thin out.