► 動詞
峠 [とうげ] [峠を越す] meaning: decline rank: 3
☆ 猛暑もやっと峠を越したようだ ⇨ It seems the peak of the heat wave has passed
► 名詞
峠 [とうげ] [峠を超える] meaning: peak rank: 3
☆ 彼の病状は峠を超えたようだ ⇨ His illness seems to have passed over the worst (☛ The most difficult part, phase)
峠 [とうげ] meaning: road rank: 4
☆ 彼は毎日峠を走って腕を磨いた ⇨ He has driven mountain roads every day to improve his driving skills (☛ An abbreviation of 峠道 = a road that leads to the hilltop)