Explore 谷 in landscape words and connect each reading to a complete word.

The idea

谷 has seven strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. 谷 is たに on its own; 谷間 is たにま, 渓谷 is けいこく and 盆地 is ぼんち. Learn readings with whole words.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingMeaning in context
谷たにA river flows through the valley.
渓谷けいこくI walked through the gorge.
盆地ぼんちThis basin is surrounded by mountains.
谷間たにまThe morning sun can be seen from the valley.

Examples

  • 谷たにに川かわが流ながれています。A river flows through the valley.
  • 山やまの間あいだに深ふかい谷たにがあります。There is a deep valley between the mountains.
  • 渓谷けいこくを歩あるきました。I walked through the gorge.
  • この盆地ぼんちは山やまに囲かこまれています。This basin is surrounded by mountains.
  • 谷間たにまから朝日あさひが見みえます。The morning sun can be seen from the valley.
  • 谷たにを越こえて村むらへ行いきました。I crossed the valley and went to the village.

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Watch out

渓谷 means a gorge, while 盆地 means a basin surrounded by higher land. The 谷 in 渓谷 is こく, not たに; 盆地 does not contain 谷.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 谷 in hiragana.

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    たに

    谷 is たに: a valley. The first sentence places a river in one.

  2. Write the reading of 渓谷 in hiragana.

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    けいこく

    渓谷 is けいこく, a gorge. Its 谷 is read こく in this compound.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿間（たにま）［谷／川］.

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    谷

    谷 completes 谷間（たにま）, the space between mountains or a valley.

Use it today

Write 谷 using the diagram, cover the table and read 谷間 and 渓谷. Make a sentence about a landscape.