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穴

Hole
Stroke count: 5

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 4

Meanings

  1. holeRtK
    彼は壁の穴をふさいだ。He filled up the hole in the wall.tatoeba
    彼は庭に穴を掘った。He dug a hole in the garden.tatoeba
  2. aperture
  3. cave
  4. den
  5. slit
  1. opening
  2. orifice
  3. perforation
  4. pit

Synonyms

ホール枡

Radicals and components

Radical穴cave
Components
How it's built
穴
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1413

Compound words

洞穴ほらあな
cave; cavern; den; grotto
風穴かざあな
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
墓穴ぼけつ
grave (pit)
穴埋めあなうめ
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article); making up (for a loss, damage, etc.)
落とし穴おとしあな
pitfall; trap; pit
横穴よこあな
cave
下穴したあな
pilot hole
穴凹あなぼこ
hole
穴熊あなぐま
badger
穴倉あなぐら
cellar
穴蔵あなぐら
cellar
穴兎あなうさぎ
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
穴窯あながま
very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill
鍵穴かぎあな
keyhole
虎穴こけつ
lion's den
竪穴たてあな
pit
塚穴つかあな
grave
馬穴バケツ
bucket
甌穴おうけつ
giant's kettle
點穴てんけつ
pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa)
陥し穴おとしあな
pitfall
穴ぼこあなぼこ
hole
焼け穴やけあな
a burn hole
尻の穴けつのあな
anus

Kun Reading Examples

彼は上着の穴に気が付いたが無視しようとした。あな
He noticed a hole in his jacket, but he tried to ignore it.tatoeba
彼は少しずつ穴を掘った。あな
He dug the hole bit by bit.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は上着の穴に気が付いたが無視しようとした。
He noticed a hole in his jacket, but he tried to ignore it.tatoeba
彼は上着に焼け穴をあけた。
He burned a hole in his coat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Hole, cave. 宀 (roof) + 八 (opening) — a gap in a roof or rock.

Practice Writing

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