谷川

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
谷 川
たに
Grade: 2		 かわ > がわ
Grade: 1

From 谷(たに) (tani, “valley, ravine, gorge”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river, stream, brook”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

谷(たに)川(がわ) • (tanigawa) 

  1. valley stream, mountain stream

Proper noun

谷(たに)川(がわ) • (Tanigawa) 

  1. a surname
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