峠
とうげ
touge
JMdict entry #1454420
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix (mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
私達が峠にさしかかる頃に雨になった。
watakushi tachi ga touge ni sashikakaru koro ni ame ni naxtsu ta 。
It began to rain as we came near the pass.
ブームは峠を越した。
buumu ha touge wo koshi ta 。
The boom has peaked out.
病人はもう峠を越した。
byounin ha mou touge wo koshi ta 。
The patient is now safe.