N1Noun

峡谷

きょうこく

Meaning

1.gorge
2.ravine
3.canyon

Meanings across languages

English: gorge, ravine, canyon
Tiếng Việt: hẻm núi, hẻm, khe vực
日本語: 峡谷, 渓谷, キャニオン
한국어: 협곡, 계곡, 캐니언
中文: 峡谷, 沟壑, canyon
Bahasa Indonesia: ngarai
ภาษาไทย: หุบเขา
Español: garganta
Français: gorge
Deutsch: Schlucht
Português: garganta

Kanji used

Example sentences

彼は岡を越え、峡谷を進んだ。
He crossed the hill and advanced through the valley.

Related words

渓谷

けいこく

valley (with a river running through it), gorge

谷川

たにがわ

mountain stream

谷間

たにま

valley, ravine

渋谷

しぶや

Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo), Shibuya

谷底

たにぞこ

valley floor, bottom of a gorge

谷地

やち

marsh land, swamp

曼谷

バンコク

Bangkok (Thailand)

海峡

かいきょう

channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait

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