# 峡 — gorge; ravine

峡 means “gorge; ravine”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: gorge; ravine
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 3

## How to remember 峡

Parts: 山 mountain · 夹 between

## Don't confuse it with

[狭](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/narrow/) · [挟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pinch/) · [替](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/substitute/) · [勝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/win/)

## More in the “Land & places 3” set

[那](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naha/) · [畿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/capital-region/) · [唐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tang-china/) · [呉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wu-dynasty/) · [溝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gutter/) · [陵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-tomb/) · [峡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gorge/) · [峰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crest/) · [沙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-sand/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gorge/. Last updated 2026-11-01.