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Kanji

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: high & steep

Kunyomi: きび.しい, けわ.しい

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition: 山 肖

峭

Radical

Radical: 山

Meaning: mountain

Reading: やま

Frequency: 636

Alternative forms:

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

山

Examples

Onyomi Examples

峭刻 (ショウコク) very rigorous, strict, cruel

奇峭 (キショウ) steep, precipitous, harsh (personality)

峻峭 (シュンショウ) tall and steep, severe and dignified, severe and cruel

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