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峠 (とうげ): ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part — Japanese vocabulary

峠 is read とうげ and means "ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

峠

Reading
とうげ · touge
Translation
ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
とうげが

Example

私達が峠にさしかかる頃に雨になった。

わたしたちがとうげにさしかかるころにあめになった。

It began to rain as we came near the pass.

Kanji in this word

  • 峠 — Mountain Peak, Mountain Pass, Climax

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