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峠 = 山 + 上 + 下
峠 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mountain pass”. It is built from 山 (mountain), 上 (above) and 下 (below). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 835.
- Keyword
- mountain pass
- RTK frame
- 835
- Strokes
- 9
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- とうげ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- mountain peak, горный перевал
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 峠 mountain pass
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 峠 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mountain” + “above” + “below”. 峠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 峠 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.