# 峠 — mountain pass

峠 means “mountain pass”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes.  Kun'yomi: とうげ (touge). You'll see it in words such as 峠 (touge, “pass; highest point on a mountain road”).

- Meaning: mountain pass
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: とうげ (touge)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 4

## How to remember 峠

Parts: 山 mountain · 上 up · 下 down

## Words with 峠

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 峠 | とうげ (touge) | pass; highest point on a mountain road |

## Don't confuse it with

[両](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/both/) · [峰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crest/) · [崎](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cape/)

## More in the “Land & places 4” set

[峠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mountain-pass/) · [岬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/headland/) · [坑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mine-shaft/) · [畔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/edge-of-a-rice-field/) · [麓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foot-of-a-mountain/) · [沃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertile/) · [崖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cliff/) · [窟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cavern/) · [踪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whereabouts/)

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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/mountain-pass/. Last updated 2026-11-01.