Mnemonic
A person with makeshift wings leaps off a cliff and soars into a vast valley. Far below, the canyon floor splits open like a gaping mouth, as if the earth itself is hungry, ready to devour anyone who descends too deep.
Additional thoughts
Visualize the person spiraling downward on hang-glider wings, the valley narrowing until its bottom is literally shaped like an enormous open mouth. The descent flows top-down: wings carry person into valley, which ends at the mouth-shaped gorge.Quick recall
A person on wings dives into a valley whose floor gapes like a hungry mouth.Details
The keyword for 谷 is valley. This kanji represents a valley, the low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often carved by a river or stream. It depicts the shape of a narrow gorge or ravine where water flows downward between two slopes. The character is used broadly to refer to any kind of valley, hollow, or gorge in the natural landscape.
- On'yomi
- こく
- Kun'yomi
- たに、きわ.まる