峰 means “peak, ridge”

みね · mine

Also: summit

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

みね, ね

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ホウ

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The story

A mountain (山) beside 夆, the part also in 蜂, bee: picture a ridge of points as sharp as stings. 峰 is a peak along a ridge, 最高峰 is the highest peak or the very best, and in samurai dramas a 峰打ち is a blow with the blunt back of the sword.

Used in 峰 (mine, peak/ridge), 連峰 (renpou, mountain range), and 最高峰 (saikouhou, highest peak/pinnacle)

More from Peaks & Caves

• 峠 mountain pass
• 坑 pit
• 麓 foot of a mountain
• 窟 cavern
• 塚 mound
• 岳 high mountain
• 丘 hill
• 洞 cave
• 峡 gorge

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