谷間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
谷	間
たに Grade: 2	ま Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たにま [tànímá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) たにま [tànímáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ɲ̟ima̠]

Noun

谷(たに)間(ま) • (tanima)

(geology) valley, ravine
a low space between tall objects, such as buildings
(figuratively) cleavage (separation between breasts)

Derived terms

谷(たに)間(ま)の姫(ひめ)百(ゆ)合(り) (tanima no himeyuri)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN