峡
峡 — Gorge
gorge, ravine
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiはざま (hazama)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 峡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海峡 | かいきょう kaikyou | channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 峡谷 | きょうこく kyoukoku | gorge; ravine; canyon |
Study notes
峡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1833 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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