ざい
財
せい
政
　
の
がけ
崖

expression, noun

  1. fiscal cliff (e.g. potential 2013 US financial crisis), fiscal precipice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ざい
財
せい
政
　
の
がけ
崖
 財政の崖 ざいせいのがけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

property, money, wealth
ザイ　ゾク　たから (5th, N3)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
politics, government
セイ　まつりごと　ショウ (5th, N3)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
cliff, bluff, precipice
がけ　ガイ　ゲ (11th)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
precipice, shore, bank
ガイ　ゲ　ギ
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)