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Kotomora

峰

summit, peak

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi

  • みね
  • ね

Nanori

  • ぶ
  • ほ

Meaning

峰 centers on the highest point of a mountain: a summit or peak. It is used for literal mountain peaks and can extend to figurative high points.

Most common words using 峰

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  • 峰みね
    N1

    peak; summit; ridge; top

  • 最高峰さいこうほう

    highest peak; highest mountain

  • 連峰れんぽう

    mountain range

  • 巨峰きょほう

    lofty peak

  • 高峰こうほう

    high mountain; lofty peak

  • 霊峰れいほう

    sacred mountain

  • 秀峰しゅうほう

    beautiful mountain; magnificent mountain

  • 主峰しゅほう

    the highest peak

  • 峰打ちみねうち

    striking with the back of the sword

  • 喜望峰きぼうほう

    Cape of Good Hope

  • 未踏峰みとうほう

    unclimbed mountain

  • 万景峰号ばんけほうごう

    Mangyongbong-92 (mixed passenger-cargo ferry running between Wonsan in North Korea and Niigata)

  • 万景峰号まんけいほうごう

    Mangyongbong-92 (mixed passenger-cargo ferry running between Wonsan in North Korea and Niigata)

  • 二峰性にほうせい

    bimodal

  • 処女峰しょじょほう

    untrodden peak

  • 剣ヶ峰けんがみね

    rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji)

  • 単峰型たんほうがた

    unimodal

  • 単峰駱駝たんぽうらくだ

    Arabian camel; dromedary; one-hump camel

  • 危峰きほう

    high, steep peak

  • 双峰そうほう

    two-humped; two-peaked; bimodal

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Etymology

峰 combines 山 (mountain) with 夆, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of pointedness or meeting at the top. The character expresses a mountain peak.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a mountain 山, and the right side 夆 looks like a pointed shape with a foot. Picture a mountain with a sharp summit rising above the rest.

Reading mnemonic

For ホウ, imagine standing on the peak and letting out a loud 'Ho!' sound that echoes across the mountains: Ho! -> ホウ.