峠 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「山」
道4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「山」
- On
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- Kun
- とうげ
- Meaning
- mountain pass
Origin
山 "mountain" with 上 "up" and 下 "down": where the climb turns to descent — a pass (a Japanese-made character).
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| とうげ | 峠・峠道 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 峠道とうげみち
mountain pass road
- 峠とうげ
pass; peak (of a crisis)
Example
峠を越えると町が見えた。
Beyond the pass the town came into view.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)