崖 = 山 + 厂 + 圭

崖 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bluffs”. It is built from 山 (mountain), 厂 (cliff) and 圭 (squared jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 841.

Keyword: bluffs
RTK frame: 841
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ガイ, ゲ, ギ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): がけ, きし, はて
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: cliff, блеф
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 崖 cliff

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 崖 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain” + “cliff” + “squared jewel”. 崖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 崖 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.