ざん
ぜつ

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Archaism.
  1. sheer, precipitous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ざん
ぜつ
嶄絶 ざんぜつ
ざん
ぜつ
巉絶 ざんぜつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

steep or high mountain
ザン (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
beheading, kill, murder
き.る ザン セン (Late High School)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
discontinue, sever, cut off
ゼツ た.える (5th, N3)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
color
いろ ショク シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ ハ うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)