JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 峻: "high, steep"
The kanji 峻 means "high, steep". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュン in on'yomi and けわ.しい, たか.い 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)
シュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
けわ.しいたか.い
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 | high, steep |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1997 of 2,501 |
Common words with 峻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 峻厳strict; stern; rigorous; severe
- 峻烈severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant
- 急峻steep; sharp
- 峻別rigorous distinction
- 峻険steep; precipitous
- 峻拒refusing flatly; rejecting sternly
- 険峻steep; precipitous
- 峻峭tall and steep · severe and dignified; severe and cruel
- 峻峰steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
- 峻嶺steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
- 峻酷severe (personality); unaffected by love
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