峡

See also: 峽

峡 U+5CE1, 峡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5CE1 ← 峠 [U+5CE0] CJK Unified Ideographs 峢 → [U+5CE2]

Translingual

Japanese	峡
Simplified	峡
Traditional	峽

Han character

峡 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 山大廿 (UKT), composition ⿰山夹)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 311, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8068
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 770, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5CE1

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 峽 (夾 → 夹).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 峡 – see 峽 (“gorge”). (This character, 峡, is the simplified form of 峽.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai	峡
Kyūjitai	峽

Kanji

峡

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 峽)

1. gorge
2. ravine

Readings

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)^{←げふ (gefu, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)^{←けふ (kefu, historical)}
• Kun: はざま (hazama, 峡)

Compounds

• 峡(きょう)谷(こく) (kyōkoku): gorge