峡 — kanji meaning “gorge”
峡
gorge, ravine
- Meanings
- gorge, ravine
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- はざま
- Name readings
- き、ば
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1833 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 46
- Chinese reading
- xiá — Chinese character page
Words with 峡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海峡 | かいきょう kaikyou | channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 峡谷 | きょうこく kyoukoku | gorge; ravine; canyon |
| 関門海峡 | かんもんかいきょう kanmonkaikyou | Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu) |
| 地峡 | ちきょう chikyou | isthmus |
| 英仏海峡 | えいふつかいきょう eifutsukaikyou | English Channel |
| 山峡 | さんきょう sankyou | gorge; ravine; gap |
| 峡部 | きょうぶ kyoubu | isthmus |
| 峡湾 | きょうわん kyouwan | fjord |
| 台湾海峡 | たいわんかいきょう taiwankaikyou | Straits of Taiwan |
| 峡間 | きょうかん kyoukan | between the mountains |
| 峡谷風 | きょうこくふう kyoukokufuu | ravine wind; canyon wind; gorge wind |
| 国際海峡 | こくさいかいきょう kokusaikaikyou | international strait |
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