JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 渓: "mountain stream, valley"
The kanji 渓 means "mountain stream, valley". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケイ in on'yomi and たに, たにがわ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たにたにがわ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mountain stream, valley |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2063 of 2,501 |
Common words with 渓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 渓谷valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
- 渓流mountain stream; mountain torrent
- 雪渓snowy valley
- 渓流釣りmountain stream fishing
- 渓間ravine
- 渓水mountain stream; the water of a mountain stream
- 耶馬渓place : Yabakei
- 渓声sound of a valley stream
- 養老渓谷place
- 豪渓駅station : Goukei Station
- 渓泉a spring that gushes forth from a valley
- 蟠渓place : Bankei
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