とうげ
峠

noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. (mountain) pass, highest point on a mountain road, ridge.

noun

  1. peak (e.g. of summer), worst (e.g. of an illness), crisis, critical point, most difficult part.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とうげ
峠
峠 とうげ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain peak, mountain pass, climax
とうげ (Early Jr. High, N1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)