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Kanji 峰: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 峰: summit, peak

Key takeaways

Kanji 峰: summit, peak. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

summitpeak

On reading

ほう

Kun reading

みね

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 峰

summit, peak

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

山 + 夆

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The point where the mountain (山) meets (夆) the sky is the summit or peak. Imagine the highest part of a ridge to remember this combination of mountain and meeting.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

みね
  • みね

    peak / ridge / mountain top

Commonly used words

  • みね

    peak / ridge / mountain top

Example sentences

Example 1

山のからの景色は美しいです。

Translation

The view from the mountain peak is beautiful.

Example 2

このは冬に雪が多く積もります。

Translation

This ridge gets a lot of snow in winter.

Kanji 峰: summit, peak | Daily Nihongo