Japanese symbol for “pothole”
甌穴
おうけつ
Romaji: ouketsu
giant's kettle; giant's cauldron; pothole
In Japanese, pothole is 甌穴, read おうけつ (ouketsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n giant's kettle; giant's cauldron; pothole (geol)
Written forms: 甌穴. Readings: おうけつ、かめあな.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pothole”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポットホール | ポットホール pottohooru | pothole; giant's kettle; giant's cauldron |
| 穴ぼこ | あなぼこ anaboko | pothole (road, pavement, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金甌無欠 | きんおうむけつ kin'oumuketsu | flawless; perfect |
| 西甌 | せいおう seiou | Xi Ou (a branch of the Baiyue that inhabited present-day Guangxi) |
| 墓穴 | ぼけつ boketsu | grave (pit) |
| 穴埋め | あなうめ anaume | filling (up) a hole |
| 落とし穴 | おとしあな otoshiana | pitfall; trap; pit |
| 毛穴 | けあな keana | pore (of the skin) |
| 洞穴 | ほらあな horaana | cave; cavern; den |
| 風穴 | かざあな kazaana | air hole; windhole; air vent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pothole”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.