峠 (Touge) is a Japanese noun meaning “(mountain) pass, highest point on a mountain road, ridge, peak (e.g. of summer)”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffix(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge
- nounpeak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part
Examples
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).