峠

Kanji

峠

Level

N1

Meaning

mountain pass

Kun'yomi

とうげ

Strokes

9

Common compounds

山峠 (やまとうげ) mountain pass 峠を越える (とうげをこえる) cross a mountain pass / overcome a difficulty

Memory hook

This is a kokuji (国字), a Japanese-made kanji. It literally shows 'mountain' (山) on the left, 'up' (上) on top right, and 'down' (下) on bottom right, representing the ascent and descent of a mountain pass.

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