Kanji
峠
N1
9 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1941
mountain peak, mountain pass, climax, crest, (kokuji)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
とうげ
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
峠
とうげ
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road
碓氷峠
うすいとうげ
Usui Pass
峠を越す
とうげをこす
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part
峠道
とうげみち
road over a mountain pass
峠を越える
とうげをこえる
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part
峠越え
とうげごえ
crossing a mountain pass
洞ヶ峠を決め込む
ほらがとうげをきめこむ
to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence
峠バトル
とうげバトル
mountain-pass street race
大菩薩峠
だいぼさつとうげ
The Sword of Doom (1966 film)
Example sentences
ブームは峠（とうげ）を越（ご）した。
The boom has peaked out.
病人（びょうにん）はもう峠（とうげ）を越（ご）した。
The patient is now safe.