大谷

Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàgǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàgǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàgǔ
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-ku³
  - Yale: dà-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahguu
  - Palladius: дагу (dagu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    大谷
    大鼓

Noun edit

大谷

valley; canyon

Proper noun edit

大谷

(archaic) Dagu Pass (a strategic pass to the south of Luoyang)
An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 大谷 (Ōtani)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
大	谷
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: “大 (ō-, “great”) +‎ 谷 (“Tani”, surname)?”

Proper noun edit

大(おお)谷(たに) • (Ōtani)

a surname