Strokes: 7
Etymology: Beautiful.
Mouth, the bottom character, doubles as opening.
The two long downward strokes mean splitting.
Thus, opening + splitting = gorge, valley, or deeply widely split open.
Mnemonic: VALLEY IS DOUBLY SPLIT OPEN
NOTE: This character is prevalent in surnames.
Combinations:
幽谷 (yuukoku) deep ravine
長谷川 (hasegawa) surname
谷口 (taniguchi) surname
(Based upon Henshall, 1998)
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