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Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1833 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: gorge, ravine

Kunyomi: はざま

Onyomi: キョウ, コウ

Composition: 山 夹

峡

Radical

Radical: 山

Meaning: mountain

Reading: やま

Frequency: 636

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)(alt radical position kanmuri)

山

Examples

Onyomi Examples

峡谷 (キョウコク) gorge, ravine, canyon, glen

峡間 (キョウカン) between the mountains

国際海峡 (コクサイカイキョウ) international strait

イギリス海峡 (イギリスカイキョウ) English Channel

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