谷 = 口 + 八 + 𠆢

谷 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “valley”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 八 (eight) and 𠆢 (umbrella). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 851. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: valley
RTK frame: 851
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たに, きわ.まる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: долина
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 谷 valley

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 谷

How to find 谷 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “eight” + “umbrella”. 谷 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 谷 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.