険しい (Kewashii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “precipitous, rugged, inaccessible, impregnable”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveprecipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep
- i-adjectivegrim; severe; stern
Examples
彼らは険しい北面を登った。
They climbed the rugged north face.
私たちは険しい坂を登った。
We climbed the steep slope.
彼は険しい斜面をじっと見た。
He stared at the steep slope.
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