# 崖 — cliff

崖 means “cliff”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ガイ (gai). Kun'yomi: がけ (gake). You'll see it in words such as 崖 (gake, “cliff; precipice”).

- Meaning: cliff
- On'yomi: ガイ (gai)
- Kun'yomi: がけ (gake)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 4

## How to remember 崖

Parts: 山 mountain · 厂 cliff · 圭 jade tablet

## Words with 崖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 崖 | がけ (gake) | cliff; precipice |

## Don't confuse it with

[岸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/) · [炭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/charcoal/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/)

## More in the “Land & places 4” set

[峠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mountain-pass/) · [岬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/headland/) · [坑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mine-shaft/) · [畔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/edge-of-a-rice-field/) · [麓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foot-of-a-mountain/) · [沃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertile/) · [崖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cliff/) · [窟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cavern/) · [踪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whereabouts/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cliff/. Last updated 2026-11-01.