滝(たき)

たき
noun
waterfall
geography
1. waterfall
A cascade of water falling from a height.
滝(たき)を見(み)に行(い)った。
I went to see a waterfall.
滝(たき)の音(おと)が聞(き)こえる。
I can hear the sound of the waterfall.
この滝(たき)は高(たか)さが30メートルもある。
This waterfall is as high as 30 meters.
滝(たき)のそばはとても涼(すず)しい。
It's very cool near the waterfall.
滝(たき)のような雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っていて外(そと)に出(で)られなかった。
It was raining like a waterfall and I couldn't go outside.

滝(たき) means waterfall — a natural cascade of water falling from a height. Japan is known for its many scenic waterfalls.

Common expressions

Famous waterfalls

  • 華厳(けごん)の滝(たき): Kegon Falls (日光(にっこう), Tochigi)
  • 那智(なち)の滝(たき): Nachi Falls (和歌山(わかやま))
  • 袋田(ふくろだ)の滝(たき): Fukuroda Falls (茨城(いばらき))

Cultural note

滝行(たきぎょう) (waterfall meditation) is a traditional Buddhist and Shinto ascetic practice of standing under a waterfall to purify the mind and body.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 川(かわ) (river)
Related: 渓谷(けいこく) (gorge, ravine)
Compare: 名瀑(めいばく) (famous waterfall)
Compare: 飛瀑(ひばく) (waterfall)
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