Word Meaning

とうげ touge

峠 is read as とうげ (touge) and means (mountain) pass.

Meaning

English

  1. (mountain) pass
  2. highest point on a mountain road
  3. ridge
  4. peak (e.g. of summer)
  5. worst (e.g. of an illness)
  6. crisis
  7. critical point
  8. most difficult part

Reading

Kana

とうげ

Romaji

touge

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6287 Priority A

Example Sentences

10

このとうげをこえるのはたいへんだ。

Crossing this mountain pass is difficult.

あらしはとうげをこえたようだ。

It seems the storm has passed its peak.

びょうきはとうげをこえました。

The illness has passed the critical stage.

かれはじんせいのとうげにたっている。

He is standing at the climax of his life.

そのとうげからうつくしいけしきがみえる。

A beautiful view can be seen from that mountain pass.

けわしいとうげみちがつづいている。

The steep mountain pass road continues.

ふゆのさむさもとうげをこえた。

The winter cold has passed its peak.

じてんしゃでとうげをのぼりきった。

I managed to climb the mountain pass by bicycle.

このけいかくもようやくとうげをこえた。

This project has finally passed the most difficult stage.

The patient is now out of danger.