KANJI: KOKU (valley, gorge, dale, rivine)

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Character Etymology:

An opening—ロ—and spliiting— 八—here doubled for emphasis. Therefore a deep, wide, split opening such as a valley or a gorge.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: KOKU
kun-yomi: tani ya

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: gai gae gaya se tari tan ya

English Definitions:

1. KOKU, tani: valley, dale, ravine; trough (of a wave); trough (in atmospheric pressure).
2. ya: valley.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 5730
Henshall: 122

Unicode Encoded Version:

谷

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

幽谷 (yuukoku): deep ravine.
谷口 (taniguchi): mouth of a valley.
谷川 (tanigawa): mouth of a stream or river.

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