谷川
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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谷 | 川 |
たに Grade: 2 | かわ > がわ Grade: 1 |
From 谷 (tani, “valley, ravine, gorge”) + 川 (kawa, “river, stream, brook”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
谷川 (hiragana たにがわ, rōmaji tanigawa)
- valley stream, mountain stream
Proper noun
谷川 (hiragana たにがわ, rōmaji Tanigawa)
- A surname.