Literary term for a mountain stream or the valley through which it flows. Rare in everyday speech; more common words are 谷川 (たにがわ) for 'mountain stream' and 谷 (たに) for 'valley'.
In the poem, the babbling of the mountain stream is beautifully depicted.
On that old map, a deep valley was marked.
Literary kanji compound; 渓 means 'mountain stream' and 澗 means 'ravine'. Rare in modern writing.
Variant form using 谿 (valley) instead of 渓. Even rarer than 渓澗.
Compound of 渓 (mountain stream) and 澗 (ravine). Both kanji are relatively rare and contribute to the word's literary feel. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.