大谷

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
valley
simp. and trad.
(大谷)

Pronunciation


Noun

大谷

  1. valley; canyon

Proper noun

大谷

  1. (archaic) Dagu Pass (a strategic pass to the south of Luoyang)
  2. an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 大谷 (Ōtani)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
たに
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
がい
Grade: 2
kun'yomi irregular
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
たに
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

(おお) (ō) + (たに) (tani, literally great valley)

Proper noun

(おお)(たに) • (Ōtaniおほたに (Ofotani)?

  1. a surname

Proper noun

(おお)() or (おお)(がい) or (だい)() or (だい)(たに) • (Ōya or Ōgai or Daiya or Daitani [1]

  1. a surname

Descendants

  • Chinese: 大谷 (dàgǔ)

References