Illustration: On a Japanese mountain trail, a hiker confronts a sharply rising section of jagged rock. The route climbs between irregular ledges with very little level ground, and a fixed safety chain runs beside the steepest part.

JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

険けわしい

kewashii

steep, rugged

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらは険けわしい北面ほくめんを登のぼった。

    They climbed the rugged north face.

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  2. 私わたしたちは険けわしい坂さかを登のぼった。

    We climbed the steep slope.

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  3. 彼かれは険けわしい斜面しゃめんをじっと見みた。

    He stared at the steep slope.

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Kanji in 険

  • 険precipitous; inaccessible placeOnケンKunけわしい

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