Kanji Detail for 峽 - "gorge, strait"

峽

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

峽 means "gorge, strait." Also associated with canyon.
1. Gorge - A narrow valley between mountains.
2. Canyon - A deep ravine.
3. Strait - A narrow passage.
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- Verified meaning: gorge, strait
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read かい)
- Also carries these associations: canyon
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 峽

Surnames 峽(かい)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

gorge; strait; ravine; isthmus

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

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Steep mountains flanking water are called 峽. Also written as 岬. Now, a narrow strip of land is called 地峽. Where two seas connect is called 海峽.
Onyomi

koh(コウ)

kyoh(キョウ)
Kunyomi

hazama(はざま)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)
Related Keywords

gorge canyon strait valley ravine channel chasm cleft crevice defile fissure glen gully narrow pass rift