峠
(kokuji), climax, crest, mountain pass, mountain peak

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

N/A

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

とうげ

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1941

Vocabulary

Other

WordReadingMeaning
峠とうげ(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part
碓氷峠うすいとうげUsui Pass
峠を越すとうげをこす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
峠道とうげみちroad over a mountain pass
峠を越えるとうげをこえる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