Entry
  1. Noun

    rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji)

  2. wrestling ring

    Sumo

  3. dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

Also written 剣ケ峰【けんがみね】剣が峰【けんがみね】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

Kun
つるぎ
On
ケン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1305 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
2f8.5The Kanji Dictionary
8250.0Four corner code
2843deroo
5263Unicode hex code
1-23-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
696Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
498New Nelson (John Haig)
1672New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2104Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1096Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1493Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1671Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1801Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1248A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1151Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1436Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2076Morohashi
1214A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
879Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
900Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1095Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1310Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
791Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
198Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1687Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4Pinyin reading
geomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

summit, peak

Kun
みね
On
ホウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1836 of 2500
Radical
mountain
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3o7.6The Kanji Dictionary
2775.4, 2250.4Four corner code
1255deroo
5cf0Unicode hex code
1-42-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1423Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1473New Nelson (John Haig)
411New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
306Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
372Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1562Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1683Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1369A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1351Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1272Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8094Morohashi
1799A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1350Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1433Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1241Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1327Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1848Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
544Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1576Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
feng1Pinyin reading
bongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level