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What is the Kanji for 'Mountain peak' and 'Mountain pass'? | 峠

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Mountain peak' and 'Mountain pass', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Mountain peak' and 'Mountain pass' is 峠.

    kanji

    峠

    Meaning

    Mountain peak, Mountain pass

    Reading

    kunyomiとうげ

    touge

    Parts

    山Mountain 上Up 下Down

    Example Word

    峠: mountain pass. The Japanese noun '峠 (とうげ)' refers to a 'mountain pass'. It is used to describe the highest point or the most challenging part of a mountain road, often marking the boundary between two regions. This word can also metaphorically represent a critical or decisive point in a situation. For example: We crossed the mountain pass「私たちは峠を越えた」(わたしたちはとうげをこえた). The project has reached its peak「プロジェクトは峠を越えた」(プロジェクトはとうげをこえた).

    Radical

    山

    Stroke Count

    9

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1577

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 峠

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    kanji

    山

    Meaning

    Mountain

    kanji

    上

    Meaning

    Up

    kanji

    下

    Meaning

    Down

Words Using 峠

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    峠

    Meaning

    Mountain pass

Kanji Related to 峠 Through the Part 山

These 21 kanji contain the part 山 as well.

    kanji

    出

    Meaning

    Exit

    kanji

    岩

    Meaning

    Boulder

    kanji

    島

    Meaning

    Island

    kanji

    両

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    岸

    Meaning

    Beach

    kanji

    炭

    Meaning

    Charcoal

    kanji

    密

    Meaning

    Secret, Dense

    kanji

    徴

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    崎

    Meaning

    Steep

    kanji

    峡

    Meaning

    Gorge, Ravine

    kanji

    岐

    Meaning

    Branch, Fork

    kanji

    崩

    Meaning

    Collapse, Crumble

    kanji

    崇

    Meaning

    Adore, Reverence

    kanji

    岳

    Meaning

    High mountain, Peak

    kanji

    幽

    Meaning

    Faint, Seclude

    kanji

    岬

    Meaning

    Cape, Promontory

    kanji

    峰

    Meaning

    Peak, Summit

    kanji

    仙

    Meaning

    Hermit

    kanji

    岡

    Meaning

    Hill

    kanji

    嵐

    Meaning

    Storm

    kanji

    崖

    Meaning

    Cliff

Learn the Kanji 峠

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What does 峠 mean?

峠 means 'Mountain peak' and 'Mountain pass'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

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