峡
gorge, ravine

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョウコウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はざま

Nanori (名乗り)

きば

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1833

Vocabulary

キョウ

WordReadingMeaning
海峡カイキョウchannel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
峡谷キョウコクgorge; ravine; canyon; glen
峡部キョウブisthmus
峡湾キョウワンfjord
山峡サンキョウgorge; ravine; gap

Other

WordReadingMeaning
山峡やまかいgorge; ravine; gap
イギリス海峡イギリスかいきょうEnglish Channel
英仏海峡トンネルえいふつかいきょうトンネルChannel Tunnel; Chunnel
峡かいgorge; ravine
ホルムズ海峡ホルムズかいきょうStrait of Hormuz

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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beach
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contract, cramped, narrow, tight
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挟
between, pinch
Grade 8JLPT 2
微
delicate, insignificance, minuteness
Grade 8JLPT 1
衰
decline, wane, weaken
Grade 8JLPT 1
徴
collect, indications, omen, question, refer to, seek, sign, symptom
Grade 8JLPT 1
改
change, examine, inspect, mend, modify, reformation, renew, search
Grade 4JLPT 2
岐
arena, branch off, fork in road, scene, theater
Grade 4JLPT 1
放
banish, emit, fire, liberate, release, set free, shoot
Grade 3JLPT 3