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谷底 (たにぞこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

谷たに底ぞこ

also: たにそこ

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

Refers to the lowest part of a valley, gorge, or ravine. Often used in geographical descriptions or metaphorically for a low point.

谷たに底ぞこには小ちいさな川かわが流ながれていた。
A small stream was flowing at the bottom of the valley.
不ふ況きょうで景けい気きは谷たに底ぞこにある。
Due to the recession, the economy is at rock bottom.

Written forms

谷底Usage100%
- たにぞこ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading たにぞこ is the most common.
- たにそこ
  Rare alternate reading; たにぞこ is overwhelmingly preferred in modern Japanese.

たにそこ

Kanji

谷valley
底bottom, sole, depth

Similar words

谷たに
谷 means 'valley' in general, while 谷底 specifically refers to the floor or bottom of the valley.
どん底ぞこ
どん底 is a more emphatic and colloquial term for 'rock bottom', often used for the lowest point in life or economy, while 谷底 can be used literally or metaphorically but is less intense.

Etymology

Compound of 谷 (tani, 'valley') and 底 (soko, 'bottom'). The reading たにぞこ results from rendaku (sequential voicing) of そこ to ぞこ.