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Kanji Grade 2 - 谷

Kanji character Grade 2 谷. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 谷
About
valley
Kun: たに、 きわ.まる
On: コク
7 strokes
Radical: valley 谷
Parts: 个 ハ 口 谷
 
Onyomi
谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
 
Kunyomi
谷 【たに】 valley
谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, chasm, dell, cleavage (breasts), slum
不気味の谷 【ぶきみのたに】 uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)
千尋の谷 【せんじんのたに】 bottomless ravine, abyss