峠
mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji)
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
9 / 9
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Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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