谷
谷 — Valley
valley
On’yomiコク (koku)
Kun’yomiたに (tani)
Kun’yomiきわまる (kiwamaru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 谷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谷 | たに tani | valley; ravine; gorge |
| 谷川 | たにがわ tanigawa | mountain stream |
| 谷間 | たにま tanima | valley; ravine; gorge |
| 渓谷 | けいこく keikoku | valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine |
| 渋谷 | しぶや shibuya | Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya |
| 峡谷 | きょうこく kyoukoku | gorge; ravine; canyon |
Study notes
谷 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #508 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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