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峡 = 夹 + 山
峡 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gorge”. It is built from 夹 (scissors) and 山 (mountain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1355.
- Keyword
- gorge
- RTK frame
- 1355
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ, コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はざま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- ущелье
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 峡 gorge
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 峡 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “scissors” + “mountain”. 峡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 峡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.