渓けい谷こく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

valley with a river; gorge; ravine; canyon

Refers to a steep-sided valley carved by a river; often used in geographical and travel contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉の渓けい谷こくを歩あるくto walk through a gorge/valley (in a place)
紅こう葉ようの季き節せつに渓けい谷こくを歩あるいた。
I walked through the gorge during the autumn leaf season.
渓けい谷こくが広ひろがるfor a valley/gorge to open out (as a landscape view)
山やまを下おりると美うつくしい渓けい谷こくが広ひろがっていた。
When we descended the mountain, a beautiful gorge opened up before us.
渓けい谷こくを訪おとずれるto visit a gorge/valley
夏なつ休やすみに家か族ぞくで渓けい谷こくを訪おとずれた。
We visited a gorge with my family during summer vacation.

谷たにN3
谷 is the general word for any valley, while 渓谷 specifically means a narrow, steep-sided valley with a flowing river.
峡きょう谷こく
峡谷 and 渓谷 both mean gorge or canyon, but 渓谷 is the more common, everyday term while 峡谷 sounds more formal or dramatic.
谷たに間ま
渓谷 is a formal, literary term for a river gorge, whereas 谷間 is the everyday word and can also mean cleavage or a figurative gap.

渓けい流りゅう
渓流 refers to the mountain stream itself flowing through a valley, while 渓谷 refers to the valley landform surrounding it.
雪せっ渓けい
渓谷 is a general valley or gorge, while 雪渓 specifically refers to a valley where snow remains into summer.

渓けい谷こくUsage97%
Standard modern spelling; high-frequency news term.
溪けい谷こくUsage3%
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji; not used in contemporary Japanese.
谿けい谷こくUsage<1%
Variant kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.

Compound of 渓 (mountain stream) and 谷 (valley). The spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a river valley.