谷 底(たにそこ)

たにそこ

noun

bottom of a valley

1. bottom of a valley; valley floor

The lowest point of a valley. Also used figuratively to mean the lowest point of a situation, such as an economic depression.

谷底(たにそこ)に川(かわ)が流(なが)れている。

A river flows at the bottom of the valley.

車(くるま)が崖(がけ)から谷底(たにそこ)に転落(てんらく)した。

A car fell from the cliff to the bottom of the valley.

景気(けいき)が谷底(たにそこ)から回復(かいふく)し始(はじ)めたという報道(ほうどう)に、市場(しじょう)は好感(こうかん)を示(しめ)した。

The market reacted favorably to reports that the economy had begun to recover from its lowest point.

谷底(たにそこ) is a compound of 谷(たに) (valley) and 底(そこ) (bottom). It refers to the lowest point of a valley.

Common collocations

谷底(たにそこ)に落(お)ちる (fall to the bottom of a valley)
谷底(たにそこ)に転落(てんらく)する (plunge into the valley)
景気(けいき)の谷底(たにそこ) (the trough of the economy)

The word is also used figuratively to describe the lowest point of an economic cycle or personal hardship. In economic contexts, 谷底(たにそこ) is the opposite of 山頂(さんちょう) or ピーク (peak).

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Added 2026.2.28 17:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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