とうげ

ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part

Also:peak (e.g. of summer)

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part in English. It can also be translated as peak (e.g. of summer) depending on context. It is written as in kanji, とうげ in hiragana, and touge in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私達がにさしかかる頃に雨になった。

It began to rain as we came near the pass.