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峠

mountain peak
Stroke count: 9

Readings

Kun readingとうげ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. mountain peak
    私達が峠にさしかかる頃に雨になった。It began to rain as we came near the pass.tatoeba
    ブームは峠を越した。The boom has peaked out.tatoeba
  2. mountain passRtK
  3. climax
  4. crest
  5. (kokuji)
  1. (mountain) pass
  2. highest point on a mountain road
  3. ridge
  4. peak (e.g. of summer)
  5. worst (e.g. of an illness)

Radicals and components

Radical山mountain
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · above · below

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 835

Compound words

峠道とうげみち
road over a mountain pass
碓氷峠うすいとうげ
Usui Pass
峠越えとうげごえ
crossing a mountain pass
峠バトルとうげバトル
mountain-pass street race
峠を越すとうげをこす
to pass the peak (of something)
峠を越えるとうげをこえる
to pass the peak (of something)
洞が峠をきめこむほらがとうげをきめこむ
to wait for a good opportunity
洞が峠を決め込むほらがとうげをきめこむ
to wait for a good opportunity
洞ヶ峠をきめこむほらがとうげをきめこむ
to wait for a good opportunity
洞ヶ峠を決め込むほらがとうげをきめこむ
to wait for a good opportunity

Additional Examples

病人はもう峠を越した。
The patient is now safe.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 峠

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step