The kanji 谷 represents a "valley" or "gorge." It depicts a low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often where a river or stream flows. It signifies a dip in the terrain.

・On-yomi (音読み): コク (koku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): たに (tani)

⚫︎渓谷 (keikoku) Translation: Gorge, ravine ⚫︎谷間 (tanima) Translation: Valley, hollow ⚫︎山谷 (sangoku) Translation: Mountains and valleys

The kanji 谷 is a pictograph. It depicts the shape of a valley. The character originally showed the shape of water flowing between two peaks, representing the low land. The sides of the character represent the mountains or hills, and the line in the center represents the valley floor where water would collect and flow.