taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Archaic literary word describing a steep, rugged, or precipitous landscape. Used as a taru-adjective or adverb with と.
In classical texts it is used like 'a precipitous mountain path'.
Archaic kanji spelling; the word is rarely used in modern Japanese.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 嵯峨 are used for their meaning 'steep' or 'rugged' in classical Chinese and Japanese.