窟 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Readings

On readingクツ、コツ

Kun readingいわや、いはや、あな

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

cavernRtK
洞窟から大きな猿が現れると、彼らはびっくりして逃げていった。When a big ape emerged from the cave, they got frightened and ran away.tatoeba
洞窟からうつろに反響する音を耳にした。We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.tatoeba

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Radicals and components

Radical穴cave

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hole · house · human legs (儿) · yield · flag (方) · exit

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1420

Compound words

den

very shrewd in preparing a means of escape

Additional Examples

信じられないだろうけど、その洞窟から怪獣が現れたんだ。

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the cave.tatoeba

その洞窟は手探りで進まなければならないほど暗かった。

The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 窟

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step