steep slope
山越えの道(みち)は狭く、しかも急勾配だった。
The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.
hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
キュウ / いそ.ぐ
be bent, slope, capture
コウ / かぎ
distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
ハイ / くば.る