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Japanese symbol for “peak”

Romaji: mine
peak; summit; ridge; top

In Japanese, peak is , read (mine).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n peak; summit; ridge; top
  2. n back of a blade

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

summit, peak
on: ホウ
kun: みね、ね
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “peak”

WordReadingMeaning
さかり sakariheight (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season
ちょうじょう choujoutop; summit; peak
ピーク piikupeak
きわみ kiwamiheight; acme; extremity
ちょうてん choutenpeak (of popularity, a boom, etc.); height (e.g. of prosperity); apex

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいこうほう saikouhouhighest peak; highest mountain
こうほう kouhouhigh mountain; lofty peak
れんぽう renpoumountain range
しゅほう shuhouthe highest peak
きょほう kyohoulofty peak
れいほう reihousacred mountain

See also: Chinese symbol for “peak”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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