JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 峠: "mountain peak, mountain pass, climax"
The kanji 峠 means "mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji)". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1 and とうげ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とうげ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1941 of 2,501 |
Common words with 峠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 峠(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge · peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point
- 峠を越えるto pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) · to cross a pass
- 峠道road over a mountain pass
- 峠を越すto pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) · to cross a pass
- 峠越えcrossing a mountain pass
- 碓氷峠Usui Pass
- 大菩薩峠The Sword of Doom (1966 film)
- 久七峠place : Kyūshichitōge
- ヤビツ峠place : Yabitsutōge
- 摺針峠place : Suriharitōge
- 倶利伽羅峠place : Kurikaratōge
- ハイバル峠place : Khyber (pass)
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