洞 — kanji meaning “den”
洞
den, cave, excavation
- Meanings
- den, cave, excavation
- On'yomi
- ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi
- ほら
- Name readings
- とう
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1618 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- dòng — Chinese character page
Words with 洞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洞窟 | どうくつ doukutsu | cave; cavern; grotto |
| 洞察 | どうさつ dousatsu | discernment; insight |
| 空洞 | くうどう kuudou | cavity; hollow; cave |
| 洞穴 | ほらあな horaana | cave; cavern; den |
| 鍾乳洞 | しょうにゅうどう shounyuudou | limestone cave; limestone cavern |
| 風洞 | ふうどう fuudou | wind tunnel |
| 曹洞宗 | そうとうしゅう soutoushuu | Soto school (of Zen Buddhism) |
| 雪洞 | せつどう setsudou | snow cave (in mountaineering); snow hole |
| 雪洞 | ぼんぼり bonbori | paper-covered lamp or lantern |
| 洞門 | どうもん doumon | cave entrance; tunnel |
| 仙洞 | せんとう sentou | residence of a retired emperor; dwelling of a former emperor |
| 空洞化 | くうどうか kuudouka | making hollow; making meaningless |
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