# 谷 — valley

谷 means “valley”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: コク (koku). Kun'yomi: たに (tani). You'll see it in words such as 谷 (tani, “valley; ravine”).

- Meaning: valley
- On'yomi: コク (koku)
- Kun'yomi: たに (tani)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Land & places 2

## Words with 谷

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 谷 | たに (tani) | valley; ravine |

## Don't confuse it with

[浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [俗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/common-customs/) · [容](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/contain/) · [介](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mediate/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[岡](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hill/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [谷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/) · [崎](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cape/) · [園](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/garden/) · [岩](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rock/) · [奈](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nara/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/. Last updated 2026-11-01.