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峠 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「山」

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4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「山」
On
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Kun
とうげtōge
Meaning
mountain pass

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

山 "mountain" with 上 "up" and 下 "down": where the climb turns to descent — a pass (a Japanese-made character).

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunとうげtōge峠とうげ峠道とうげみち

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 峠道とうげみち

    mountain pass road

  • 峠とうげ

    pass; peak (of a crisis)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

峠(とうげ)を越(こ)えると町(まち)が見(み)えた。

Beyond the pass the town came into view.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

峠道峠道road峰peak屮a spro…山mounta…屯be sta…屶a hatc…
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Compound

Map of radical 山All maps

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