mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest
Also: (kokuji)
On'yomi (音読み)
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Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とうげ
About this kanji
The kanji 峠 (とうげ) primarily means a mountain pass, which is a point where you can cross a mountain range. It is often used as a noun, although you can also find it in verbs like 峠を越す (とうげをこす), meaning "to pass the peak of something." A couple of common compounds include 峠道 (とうげみち), which refers to a road over a mountain pass, and 峠越え (とうげごえ), meaning the act of crossing a mountain pass. A notable usage note is that if you see it in a competitive context, like 峠バトル (とうげバトル), it refers to races held on mountain roads.
Example sentences
峠を越えると景色が変わった。
The scenery changed after crossing the mountain pass.
Meanings across languages
- English
- mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji)
- Tiếng Việt
- đỉnh núi, đèo, cao trào, đỉnh, (kokuji)
- 日本語
- 山頂, 峠, クライマックス, 頂, （国字）
- 한국어
- 산꼭대기, 고개, 절정, 정점, (국자)
- 中文
- 山顶, 山口, 高潮, 顶点, （国字）
- id
- puncak gunung
- th
- ยอดเขา
- es
- cima de montaña
- fr
- sommet de montagne
- de
- Berggipfel
- pt
- pico da montanha
Common compounds
- 峠道road over a mountain pass
- 碓氷峠Usui Pass
- 峠越えcrossing a mountain pass
- 峠を越すto pass the peak (of something), to get through the most difficult part, to be over the worst (e.g. an illness)
- 峠バトルmountain-pass street race
- 大菩薩峠The Sword of Doom (1966 film)
- 峠を越えるto pass the peak (of something), to get through the most difficult part, to be over the worst (e.g. an illness)
- 洞ヶ峠を決め込むto wait for a good opportunity, to come down on the right side of the fence, to see which way the cat jumps
Words using this kanji
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