峠
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. (mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge
Noun
2. peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part
Kanji used
Pitch accent
とうげ
Used in vocabulary
Examples1
私達 が 峠 に さしかかる 頃 に 雨 に なった。
It began to rain as we came near the pass.