崖
Meanings
1
A steep rock face or coastal cliff. The basic physical meaning.
That cliff is as high as 100 meters.
I looked down at the sea from the top of the cliff.
2
brink of a dangerous situation; precipice (figurative)
Figurative use for being on the edge of a crisis or dangerous situation. Often in expressions like 崖っぷち.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
Usage patterns
- 崖から落ちるto fall off a cliff
He fell off a cliff and was badly injured.
- 崖を登るto climb a cliff
The climbers scaled the steep cliff.
- 崖の上に立つto stand at the top of a cliff
I stood at the top of the cliff and looked out over the sea.