# 谷 — Valley

Frequency rank 567 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 江 (Inlet), less common than 策 (Plan).

- On’yomi: こく
- Kun’yomi: たに
- Radical: 谷 Valley (Kangxi 150)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Fins (fins) spread wide at the top and a mouth (mouth) opens below — the valley is shaped like an open mouth with fins of rock on either side, a deep gorge between two ridges.

In words:

- 谷 たに — valley

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