Word Meaning 谷間

たにま tanima

谷間 is read as たにま (tanima) and means cleavage (of breasts).

Meaning

English

  1. cleavage (of breasts)
  2. valley
  3. ravine
  4. gorge
  5. chasm
  6. part or place that has been left behind
  7. blind spot
  8. bottom (of society)

Reading

Kana

たにま

Romaji

tanima

Writing Variants

  • 谷あい たにあい taniai
  • 谷間 たにあい taniai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4152 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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胸の谷間

むねのたにま

cleavage (between breasts)

谷底

たにぞこ

valley floor

たに

valley

谷川

たにがわ

mountain stream

谷地

やち

marsh land

谷水

たにみず

rill

谷空木

たにうつぎ

Weigela hortensis (species of deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family)

波間

なみま

interval between the waves

区間

くかん

interval

仲間

なかま

member of the same category (family, class)

床の間

とこのま

tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

短時間

たんじかん

short time