Kanji meanings › Peak
Kanji for Peak
The kanji for “peak” is 峰, read hou and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
peak
A mountain peak rising above the clouds.
10 strokes On reading ホウ (hou) Kun reading みね、ね (mine, ne) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: summit, peak
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ne, hou, mine
In Japan it appears in about 296 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 峰: Ines 生峰澄 · Inez 生峰澄 · Rene 瑠峰 · Nevada 峰羽那 · Neda 峰生那 · Neva 峰偉羽 · Janel 路峰瑠 · Monet 百峰生 · Nelda 峰瑠那 · Chanel 紗峰琉 · Darnell 那峰瑠 · Janella 慈峰楽 and 1 more
Thinking of a tattoo? A single kanji like these is meaningful on its own, but ask a native speaker to check the exact form and stroke order before you commit.
Put it in your name
Nazuke writes your first name in kanji, choosing characters for both sound and meaning.