7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

valley

Kun'yomi
  • valley
  • to reach an extreme ②extremely ③to be stuck ④to be decided
On'yomi
  • コク
Nanori
  • がい
  • がえ
  • がや
  • たり
  • たん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たに 81.1%
13.6%
コク 3.8%
がや 1.1%
がい 0.3%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

valley
たに や コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

谿

Common Words

Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)
valley ②cleavage (breasts) ③slum
cleavage (between breasts)
mountain stream
valley in a deep mountain
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References

Unicode hex code 8C37
JIS X 0208 1-35-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4458
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5730
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2043
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2536
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1290
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1758
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 788
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 851
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 249
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 449
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 528
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36182
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 122
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 653
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 664
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 78
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 914
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 135
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 143
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 458
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1714
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 796
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o5.3
Four corner code 8060.8
De Roo Code 2077