Japanese

たに
Meaning: valley; ravine
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

谷

Example sentences

A beautiful valley spreads out between the mountains.
険しい山道が谷へとくだっている。
The steep mountain path goes down to the valley.
谷の底には不気味な瘴気が漂っている。
Eerie miasma is drifting at the bottom of the valley.
その城は、千仞の谷に突き出た絶壁の上に立っている。
The castle stands on a precipice jutting out over a fathomless valley.
深い谷に高い桟橋が架かっている。
A high bridge is built across the deep valley.

Usage Notes

Refers to a low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

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