峠

とうげ

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix (mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge
2. Noun peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part

Kanji

• 峠 mountain pass. Read as とうげ.

Example sentences

• ブームは峠を越した。
  The boom has peaked out.
• 患者さんは峠を越しました。
  The patient is now out of danger.
• 猛暑の峠は越えたようだが、日中はまだまだ暑い。
  We have already passed the peak of the summer heat, but it's still hot during the day.

Common phrases

• 峠を越える (とうげをこえる) to pass the peak (of something)
• 峠を越す (とうげをこす) to pass the peak (of something)

Words containing 峠

• 峠道 (とうげみち) road over a mountain pass
• 峠越え (とうげごえ) crossing a mountain pass
• 碓氷峠 (うすいとうげ) Usui Pass

And 5 more.

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