⾕

See also: 穀

谷 U+8C37, 谷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C37 ← 谶 [U+8C36] CJK Unified Ideographs 谸 → [U+8C38]

⾕ U+2F95, ⾕ KANGXI RADICAL VALLEY ← ⾔ [U+2F94] Kangxi Radicals ⾖ → [U+2F96]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

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Radical 150 谷

谷 (Kangxi radical 150, 谷+0, 7 strokes, cangjie input 金人口 (COR), four-corner 8060₈, composition ⿳八人口)

1. Kangxi radical #150, ⾕.

Derived characters

• Appendix:Chinese radical/谷
• 俗, 𠗖, 唂, 﨏, 峪, 𢂲, 𢓾, 𪫹, 浴, 𤞞, 䧍, 逧, 𣃺, 㭲, 焀, 𤥫, 𥙿, 𦛱, 𭻗, 䀰, 硲, 𥪉, 裕, 綌(绤), 䎥, 𮎐, 𧋉, 𧣳, 䛦, 䞱, 𨁖, 輍, 鋊, 𮓧, 𩣥, 𬴒, 𩷝, 𪁴, 𪑌
• 𭃣, 卻, 郤, 𢼽, 欲, 㞃, 𤭏, 𣍂, 𬢗, 𨿜, 鵒(鹆), 𭆮, 𣴲, 𪚡, 容, 𭖦, 𫈅, 𫨊, 𪊿, 䘱

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1189, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36182
• Dae Jaweon: page 1652, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3902, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8C37

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 谷
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

	Old Chinese
螸	*lo
裕	*loɡs
容	*loŋ
溶	*loŋ, *loŋʔ
鎔	*loŋ
蓉	*loŋ
傛	*loŋ, *loŋʔ
褣	*loŋ
搈	*loŋ
瑢	*loŋ
嵱	*loŋ
熔	*loŋ
榕	*loŋ
塎	*loŋʔ
谷	*ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ
唂	*kloːɡ
焀	*ɡloːɡ
俗	*ljoɡ
欲	*loɡ
浴	*loɡ
鵒	*loɡ
峪	*ɦkloːɡ
鋊	*loɡ
輍	*loɡ
慾	*loɡ

Characters in the same phonetic series (谷) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Pictogram (象形) — valley (口) in between two mountains. The original version is 𠔌.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		谷
alternative forms		𠔌

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river; gorge”). Cognate with Tibetan ལྗོངས (ljongs), Tibetan ཀླུང (klung) and Tibetan ལུང་པ (lung pa).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	谷
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	屋 (3)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古禄切
Baxter	kuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kuk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəwk̚/
Li Rong	/kuk̚/
Wang Li	/kuk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kuk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	guk1

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	谷
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	gǔ
Middle Chinese	‹ kuwk ›
Old Chinese	/*C.qˁok/
English	valley
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	谷
Reading #	2/3
No.	4299
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	穀
Old Chinese	/*kloːɡ/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔ (gu³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): guk¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): guuk²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kuk
• Eastern Min (BUC): gók
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gorh⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gog⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷koq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔ
    • Wade–Giles: ku³
    • Yale: gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu
    • Palladius: гу (gu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: guk¹
    • Yale: gūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: guk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: guuk²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵk̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kuk
    • Hakka Romanization System: gug^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gug⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kuk̚²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kouʔ²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gorh⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒʔ¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gorh⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒʔ²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok
    • Tâi-lô: kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kog
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gog⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kok
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kok̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷koq
    • MiniDict: koh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴koq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kuwk

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.qˤok/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kloːɡ/

Definitions

谷

1. valley; gorge; ravine

   • 孔明棄車步行。忽到一山，望見一谷，形如長蛇，皆危峭石壁，並無樹木。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     孔明弃车步行。忽到一山，望见一谷，形如长蛇，皆危峭石壁，并无树木。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Kǒng Míng qì chē bùxíng. Hū dào yī shān, wàngjiàn yī gǔ, xíng rú cháng shé, jiē wēiqiào shíbì, bìng wú shùmù. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. river or stream between two mountains; (in general) stream or river

   • 夫山居而谷汲者，膢臘而相遺以水。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫山居而谷汲者，𦝼腊而相遗以水。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE

     Fū shān jū ér gǔ jí zhě, lóulà ér xiàng wèi yǐ shuǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (figurative) difficult position; predicament

   進退維谷／进退维谷  ―  jìntuìwéigǔ  ―  to be caught between a rock and a hard place

4. a surname

   谷愛凌／谷爱凌  ―  Gǔ Àilíng  ―  Eileen Gu

Compounds

• 下谷坪 (Xiàgǔpíng)
• 中谷有蓷
• 伊犁縱谷／伊犁纵谷
• 低谷 (dīgǔ)
• 出谷遷喬／出谷迁乔
• 函谷關／函谷关 (Hángǔ Guān)
• 包谷 (bāogǔ)
• 包谷花
• 千巖萬谷／千岩万谷
• 厓谷
• 合谷
• 嘴答谷
• 壑谷
• 大峽谷／大峡谷 (Dàxiágǔ)
• 太谷
• 太谷燈／太谷灯
• 如臨淵谷／如临渊谷
• 如臨深谷／如临深谷
• 山棲谷飲／山栖谷饮
• 山谷 (shāngǔ)
• 峽谷／峡谷 (xiágǔ)
• 崤谷
• 嶰谷
• 巔崖峻谷／巅崖峻谷
• 巖居谷飲／岩居谷饮
• 幽棲巖谷／幽栖岩谷
• 幽谷 (yōugǔ)
• 府谷 (Fǔgǔ)
• 張谷英／张谷英 (Zhānggǔyīng)
• 悲谷
• 愚公谷
• 斜谷
• 新鶯出谷／新莺出谷
• 方濟谷派／方济谷派
• 昧谷
• 暘谷／旸谷
• 曼谷 (Màngǔ)
• 泥封函谷
• 河谷 (hégǔ)
• 波谷 (bōgǔ)
• 海底峽谷／海底峡谷
• 海谷
• 深山窮谷／深山穷谷 (shēnshānqiónggǔ)
• 深谷 (shēngǔ)
• 溺谷
• 溪谷 (xīgǔ)
• 滿坑滿谷／满坑满谷
• 澥谷
• 甘谷 (Gāngǔ)
• 白駒空谷／白驹空谷
• 百谷王
• 盤谷／盘谷 (Pángǔ)
• 矽谷 (Xīgǔ)
• 硅谷 (Guīgǔ)
• 硫磺谷
• 禺谷
• 穹谷
• 空谷
• 空谷傳聲／空谷传声
• 空谷傳響／空谷传响
• 空谷幽蘭／空谷幽兰
• 空谷足音
• 縱谷／纵谷 (zōnggǔ)
• 膠萊谷地／胶莱谷地
• 蒙谷
• 藏南縱谷／藏南纵谷
• 虛懷若谷／虚怀若谷 (xūhuáiruògǔ)
• 裂谷
• 西谷椰子
• 西谷米 (xīgǔmǐ)
• 谷中谷
• 谷口 (gǔkǒu)
• 谷口耕岩
• 谷地 (gǔdì)
• 谷底 (gǔdǐ)
• 谷樹皮／谷树皮
• 谷灣／谷湾
• 谷蠡 (lùlí)
• 谷谷
• 谷都
• 谷風／谷风 (gǔfēng)
• 谷飲／谷饮
• 谿谷 (xīgǔ)
• 跌至谷底
• 通谷 (tōnggǔ)
• 進退維谷／进退维谷 (jìntuìwéigǔ)
• 金谷
• 金谷園／金谷园
• 金谷墮樓／金谷堕楼
• 金谷酒數／金谷酒数
• 陵谷 (línggǔ)
• 隆河谷地
• 陽谷／阳谷
• 雲谷／云谷
• 飛谷／飞谷
• 高岸深谷
• 鬼谷子 (Guǐgǔzǐ)
• 鶯谷／莺谷
• 鹿谷 (Lùgǔ)
• 鹿谷鄉／鹿谷乡
• 黍谷生春

 

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		谷
alternative forms		唂 䏱

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): guk¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: guk¹
    • Yale: gūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: guk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊk̚⁵/

Definitions

谷 (Cantonese)

1. to pressure
2. to hasten; to boost
3. to cause to swell by pressuring
4. to hold back or conceal negative emotions or feelings

Derived terms

• 催谷
• 力谷
• 谷住度氣／谷住度气
• 谷奶
• 谷氣／谷气
• 谷爆
• 谷精上腦／谷精上脑
• 谷針／谷针

 

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		谷

From English group. Doublet of group.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): guk¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: guk¹
    • Yale: gūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: guk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊk̚⁵/

Definitions

谷

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, social media, Internet slang) group (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Synonyms

• 群組／群组 (qúnzǔ)

Compounds

• 谷友

 

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		谷

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	谷
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	余蜀切
Baxter	yowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juawk̚/
Li Rong	/iok̚/
Wang Li	/jĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	juk6

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	谷
Reading #	3/3
No.	4310
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	欲
Old Chinese	/*ɡ·loːɡ/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yù (yu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kio̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yù
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yù
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴
    • Yale: yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh
    • Palladius: юй (juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: juk⁶
    • Yale: yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: kio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔk̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: yowk

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·loːɡ/

Definitions

谷

1. Only used in 吐谷渾／吐谷浑 (tǔyùhún, “Tuyuhun: name of an ancient nomadic people in northwestern China”) and 谷渾／谷浑 (Yùhún, “surname”).

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		谷

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	谷
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	屋 (3)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	盧谷切
Baxter	luwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/luk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/luk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/luk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ləwk̚/
Li Rong	/luk̚/
Wang Li	/luk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/luk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	luk6

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	谷
Reading #	1/3
No.	4298
Phonetic component	谷
Rime group	屋
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	禄
Old Chinese	/*ɦkroːɡ/
Notes	見史記

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lù (lu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lù
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lù
    • Wade–Giles: lu⁴
    • Yale: lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh
    • Palladius: лу (lu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: luk⁶
    • Yale: luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: luwk

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɦkroːɡ/

Definitions

谷

1. Only used in 谷蠡王 (lùlíwáng) and 谷蠡 (lùlí, “title for Xiongnu officials”).

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of 谷 – see 穀 (“corn; grain; cereal; foxtail millet, the plant or the unhulled grain); etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 穀).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 谷

谷

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

1. valley
2. lowland, plain

Readings

From Middle Chinese 谷 (MC kuwk, “valley, gorge”):

• Go-on: こく (koku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: こく (koku, Jōyō)
• Kun: たに (tani, 谷, Jōyō)、きわまる (kiwamaru, 谷まる)^{←きはまる (kifamaru, 谷まる, historical)}、や (ya, 谷)、やつ (yatsu, 谷)
• Nanori: ひろ (hiro)

From Middle Chinese 谷 (MC yowk), as in 吐谷渾 (Toyokukon, “Tuyuhun”):

• Go-on: よく (yoku)
• Kan-on: よく (yoku)

From Middle Chinese 谷 (MC luwk), as in 谷蠡 (Rokuri):

• Go-on: ろく (roku)
• Kan-on: ろく (roku)

Compounds

Compounds

• 谷(こく)風(ふう) (kokufū)
• 峡(きょう)谷(こく) (kyōkoku)
• 空(くう)谷(こく) (kūkoku)
• 渓(けい)谷(こく), 谿(けい)谷(こく) (keikoku)
• 幽(ゆう)谷(こく) (yūkoku)
• 蟀谷(こめかみ) (komekami)
• 吐(と)谷(よく)渾(こん) (Toyokukon)
• 長谷(はせ) (Hase)

Etymology 1

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

谷

Wikipedia ^ja

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

谷 (曖昧さ回避)

Wikipedia ^ja

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Valley

Wikipedia

Kanji in this term
谷
たに Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
渓 谿

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たに [tàníꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ɲ̟i]

Noun

谷(たに) • (tani) 

1. a valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)
2. a trough (low portion of a wave cycle)
3. an intersection of two receding roof slopes

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 谷(たに)間(あい), 谷(たに)あい (taniai)
• 谷(たに)風(かぜ) (tanikaze)
• 谷(たに)川(かわ) (Tanikawa)
• 谷(たに)川(がわ) (tanigawa)
• 谷(たに)底(そこ) (tanisoko)
• 谷(たに)間(ま) (tanima)

Proper noun

谷(たに) • (Tani) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
谷
やつ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
谷津

Noun

谷(やつ) • (yatsu) 

1. a low-lying wetland
2. a valley

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 谷(やつ)谷(やつ), 谷(やつ)々(やつ) (yatsuyatsu)
• 谷(やつ)七(しち)郷(ごう) (Yatsu Shichigō)
• 谷(やつ)田(だ) (yatsuda)
• 扇(おうぎ)ヶ谷(やつ) (Ōgigayatsu)
• 葛(か)西(さい)ヶ谷(やつ) (Kasaigayatsu)
• 亀(かめ)ヶ谷(やつ) (Kamegayatsu)
• 桐(きり)ヶ谷(やつ) (Kirigayatsu)
• 月影(つき)ヶ谷(げヶやつ) (Tsukikagegayatsu)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
谷
や Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Possibly a shift from yatsu above.

Noun

谷(や) • (ya) 

1. a valley

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 谷(や)倉(ぐら) (yagura)
• 谷地(やち), 野地(やち) (yachi)
• 谷津(やつ) (Yatsu)
• 谷(や)中(なか) (Yanaka)
• 市(いち)ヶ谷(や) (Ichigaya)
• 岩(いわ)谷(や), 巖(いわ)谷(や) (Iwaya)
• 越(こしが)谷(や) (Koshigaya)
• 指(さし)ヶ谷(や) (Sashigaya)
• 世田谷(せたがや) (Setagaya)
• 雑司(ぞうし)ヶ谷(や) (Zōshigaya)
• 鳩(はと)ヶ谷(や) (Hatogaya)
• 深谷(ふかや) (Fukaya)
• 保土(ほど)ヶ谷(や) (Hodogaya)
• 程(ほど)ヶ谷(や) (Hodogaya)
• 四谷(よつや) (Yotsuya)
• 渋谷(しぶや) (Shibuya)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
谷
やち Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spellings
谷地 野地

Variant shift from yatsu above.

Noun

谷(やち) • (yachi) 

1. (regional) Same as やつ (yatsu) above

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
谷
やと Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
谷戸

Another variant shift from yatsu above.

Noun

谷(やと) • (yato) 

1. Same as やつ (yatsu) above

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
谷
Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
迫

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Noun

谷(さこ) • (sako) 

1. (regional, especially Kansai) a small valley

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 谷 (MC kuwk). Recorded as Middle Korean 곡 (kwok) (Yale: kwok) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

谷

Wikisource 谷 (eumhun 골 곡 (gol gok))

1. hanja form^? of 곡 (“valley”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 계곡 (溪谷, gyegok)
• 협곡 (峽谷, hyeopgok)
• 산곡 (山谷, san'gok)
• 곡풍 (谷風, gokpung)

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 谷 (MC yowk). Recorded as Middle Korean 욕〮 (yók) (Yale: yok) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

谷 (eumhun 나라 이름 욕 (nara ireum yok))

1. (historical) hanja form^? of 욕 (“Only used in 토욕혼 (吐谷渾, toyokhon, “Tuyuhun: name of an ancient nomadic people in northwestern China”)”)

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese 谷 (MC luwk). Recorded as Middle Korean 록〮 (Yale: lwok) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

Hanja

谷 (eumhun 벼슬 이름 록 (byeoseul ireum rok), word-initial (South Korea) 벼슬 이름 녹 (byeoseul ireum nok))

1. (historical) hanja form^? of 록/녹 (“Only used in 녹려 (谷蠡, nongnyeo, title for Xiongnu officials)”)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

谷: Hán Nôm readings: cốc, góc, hốc, dục, thung, lủng

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