大谷

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Chinese[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

大谷

  1. valley; canyon

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “ (ō-, great) +‎ (Tani, surname)?”

Proper noun[edit]

(おお)(たに) (Ōtani

  1. a surname