峠
峠 — Mountain peak
mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji)
On’yomi—
Kun’yomiとうげ (touge)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 峠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 峠 | とうげ touge | (mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge |
Study notes
峠 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1941 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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