穴 — kanji meaning “hole”
穴
hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
- Meanings
- hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
- On'yomi
- ケツ (ketsu)
- Kun'yomi
- あな
- Name readings
- けな、しし、な
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1366 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 116
- Chinese reading
- xuè, xué — Chinese character page
Words with 穴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 大穴 | おおあな ooana | large hole |
| 抜け穴 | ぬけあな nukeana | secret passage; underground passage |
| 穴場 | あなば anaba | good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place |
| 穴熊 | あなぐま anaguma | badger |
| 横穴 | よこあな yokoana | cave; tunnel |
| 風穴 | ふうけつ fuuketsu | cave from which cold wind blows |
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