谷 — valley
たに
谷
valley
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
7 strokes
nature
U+8C37
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #508
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #788
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #150
Meanings
- valley
word
たに tani Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
や ya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
かや ・がや kaya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (5)
Compound ideograph (会意). 八 (divide/split) with 丷 at top and 口 (opening) below. A split in the mountains — a valley.