崖
cliff, precipice
Kanji 1977
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Do you know what it means figuratively when the Japanese refer to being on a cliff's edge? Can you say that a car went off a cliff or that a cliff is vertical? Can you refer to a landslide with a compound containing 崖? Do you know where to find giant Buddhas carved from rock faces? Do you know which cliffs are famous in Japan and why? If you read the essay, you'll soon know all this!
Revision history:
Jan. 30, 2021:
p. 2: Etymology Box: Added the new Henshall etymology.
p. 5: Fixed broken link.
p. 8: Slightly edited the beginning of the caption, where I had incorrectly referred to the monkey story as a parable.
p. 13: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Oct. 30, 2015: Fixed two typos on p. 4.
May 22, 2015: An equals sign had found its way onto p. 5. It's now gone.
Oct. 3, 2014: Originally published.
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