How to say 'Peak' in Japanese | 峰

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The Japanese word for Peak is 'Hou', written as 峰 in Japanese.'Peak' in hiragana is ほう.

word

峰

Meaning

Peak

Reading

ほう

hou

Kanji

峰Peak, Summit

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '峰 (ほう)' means 'peak' and is used to refer to the summit or highest point of a mountain. It is often attached to the names of mountains or used in compound words related to mountain peaks. For example: Mount Fuji's peak「富士山の峰」(ふじさんのほう). The peak of the mountain is covered in snow「山の峰は雪で覆われている」(やまのほうはゆきでおおわれている). This suffix is typically used in formal or literary contexts and is less common in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6474

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 峰

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

峰

Meaning

Peak, Summit

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