- touge (mountain) pass, highest point on a mountain road, ridge; peak (e.g. of summer), worst (e.g. of an illness), crisis, critical point, most difficult part
Learners encounter 峠 mainly in literary or scenic contexts for mountain passes, and in set phrases like 峠を越す for passing a peak or crisis.
この峠を越えれば海が見える。
Kono touge o koereba umi ga mieru.
Once we cross this mountain pass, we'll see the sea.
病状は峠を越しました。
Byoujou wa touge o koshimashita.
The patient has passed the critical stage.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 坂 (saka), which is any slope or hill, while 峠 specifically means the highest point of a mountain pass.
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