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峡

gorge
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingキョウ、コウ
Kun readingはざま

Meanings

  1. gorgeRtK
    彼はイギリス海峡を泳ぎ渡った唯一のアメリカ人だ。He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.tatoeba
    鉄道路線が津軽海峡の下を通って北海道まで延長された。The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.tatoeba
  2. ravine

Popular Usage

海峡

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mountain (山) · scissors · husband · horns

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1355

Compound words

私達が渡ってきた時イギリス海峡は荒れていた。
The English Channel was rough when we crossed.tatoeba
私たちはドーバーからカレーまで海峡横断フェリーに乗った。
We took the cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 峡

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