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穴
JLPT N1 SL6 5 strokes Frequency: #1366

Meanings

Hole, Aperture, Slit, Cave, Den

Radicals

穴

Decomposition

⿱宀八

Etymology

Pictographic: The mouth of a cave

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
5 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ケツ ketsu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
あな ana

Words Using This Kanji

111 words total
Other (20 words)
穴居 けっきょ

cave dwelling

穴蔵 あなぐら

cellar

穴ぼこ あなぼこ

hole

穴子 あなご

conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)

穴だらけにする あなだらけにする

to fill with holes

穴熊 あなぐま

badger

穴開け器 あなあけき

(hole) punch

穴場 あなば

good place not many people know about

穴 あな

hole

穴居人 けっきょじん

cave dweller

穴埋め あなうめ

filling (up) a hole

虎穴 こけつ

lion's den

送り穴 おくりあな

perforations (e.g. in film)

同穴 どうけつ

being buried in the same grave

洞穴 ほらあな

cave

墓穴 ぼけつ

grave (pit)

墓穴を掘る ぼけつをほる

to dig one's own grave

毛穴 けあな

pore (of the skin)

落とし穴 おとしあな

pitfall

下穴 したあな

pilot hole

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