峨

high mountain

10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2234.

Readings

• ガ (on reading): 嵯峨野線 (さがのせん) Sagano Line (Kyoto); 峨々 (がが) rugged (mountains)
• けわしい (kun reading)

Components

• 山
• 我
• 亅 radical hook
• 山 radical mountain
• 戈 radical halberd
• 手 radical hand

Words using 峨

• 嵯峨野線 (さがのせん) Sagano Line (Kyoto)
• 峨々 (がが) rugged (mountains)
• 嵯峨 (さが) precipitous
• 巍峨 (ぎが) towering
• 嵯峨美術大学 (さがびじゅつだいがく) Kyoto Saga University of Arts

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