• 滝たき — waterfall
• 滝壺たきつぼ — pool at the base of a waterfall
• 滝たきの音おと — sound of a waterfall
• 滝行たきぎょう — waterfall ascetic training
• 滝口たきぐち — the top or mouth of a waterfall

The kanji 滝 uses the water radical 氵 on the left, showing flowing water, and a phonetic part related to 竜 (dragon) on the right. Together they evoke the image of powerful water roaring down like a dragon-shaped stream — a dramatic waterfall. In modern Japanese it is used mostly with the reading たき for place names and scenery.