JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 谷: "valley"
The kanji 谷 means "valley". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コク in on'yomi and たに, きわ.まる 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)
コク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たにきわ.まる
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 | valley |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 508 of 2,501 |
Common words with 谷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 谷valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
- 谷間valley; ravine; gorge; chasm · cleavage (of breasts)
- 渋谷Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya
- 胸の谷間cleavage (between breasts)
- 谷底valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
- 渓谷valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
- 峡谷gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
- 谷川mountain stream
- 世田谷区place : Setagaya City; Setagaya Ward
- 日比谷公園place : Hibiya Park
- 谷町sponsors of rikishi or their stables
- 谷地marsh land; swamp
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