Japanese symbol for “glen”
峡谷
きょうこく
Romaji: kyoukoku
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
In Japanese, glen is 峡谷, read きょうこく (kyoukoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “glen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幽谷 | ゆうこく yuukoku | deep ravine; glen |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海峡 | かいきょう kaikyou | channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 関門海峡 | かんもんかいきょう kanmonkaikyou | Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu) |
| 地峡 | ちきょう chikyou | isthmus |
| 英仏海峡 | えいふつかいきょう eifutsukaikyou | English Channel |
| 山峡 | さんきょう sankyou | gorge; ravine; gap |
| 谷川 | たにがわ tanigawa | mountain stream |
| 谷間 | たにま tanima | valley; ravine; gorge |
| 渋谷 | しぶや shibuya | Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya |
See also: Chinese symbol for “glen”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.