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峡

JLPT N1 9 strokes Frequency: #1833

Meanings

Gorge, Ravine

Radicals

山

Decomposition

⿰山夹

Etymology

Ideographic: The space between 夹 two mountains 山; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 vertical top-right-to-bottom-left

2 corner bottom-to-top

3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

6 diagonal right-to-left

7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キョウ kyou

コウ kou

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はざま hazama

Words Using This Kanji

17 words total

Other (17 words)

海峡かいきょう

channel (e.g. between two land masses)

fjord

gorge

isthmus

gorge

Straits of Taiwan

isthmus

English Channel

between the mountains

イギリス海峡イギリスかいきょう

English Channel

関門海峡かんもんかいきょう

Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)

英仏海峡トンネルえいふつかいきょうトンネル

Channel Tunnel

gorge

ravine wind

international strait

sore throat

Honshi Kaikyō Bus Company

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