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Kanji Detail for 峯 - "peak, mountain"

峯

  • Meaning

    峯 means "peak, mountain." Also associated with back of a sword.

    1. Peak - The summit of a mountain.

    2. Ridge - The spine of a blade or mountain.

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    • Verified meaning: peak, mountain
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のぼる, みね)
    • Also carries these associations: back of a sword

    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 峯

    Given names 峯(みね)Listen

    Surnames 峯(のぼる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    peak; summit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    peak, summit; hump of camel

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 峰[feng1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mine(みね) みね

    ne(ね) ね

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    peak mountain back of a sword ridge summit apex crest pinnacle zenith top height highest point vertex climax highland hill crag altitude

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