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Kanji Detail for 峡 - "gorge, strait"

峡

  • Meaning

    峡 means "gorge, strait." Also associated with gap.

    1. Gorge - A valley between mountains.

    2. Narrow - A narrow place between mountains like a valley.

  • Words using 峡

    • 海峡 かいきょう Listen channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

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    • Verified meaning: gorge, strait
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はけ, はざま)
    • Also carries these associations: gap

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 峡

    Surnames 峡(はけ)Listen 峡(はざま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    gorge; ravine

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    gorge

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hazama(はざま) はざま

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    gorge strait gap narrow valley ravine canyon chasm cleft crevasse defile fissure rift

Sentences including 峡

  • They are building a long bridge across the channel.

  • This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar.

  • At this point the sea narrows into a strait.

  • The English Channel was rough when we crossed.

  • The English Channel separates England and France.

  • He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.

  • The French are our neighbors across the Channel.

  • She failed in her attempt to swim the Channel.

  • The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.

  • Britain is separated from the Continent by the Channel.

More kanji with the radical 山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

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