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Stroke Count
 5 Strokes
 Radical
 穴 + 0 Strokes
JLPT Level N1
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 6
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English Meaning
  1. hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
Readings
Kun'yomi: あな。(Jouyou Reading)
しし、けな。
On'yomi: ゲチ。(Go-on Reading)
ケツ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 穴

Dictionary Entries for 穴

ana
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. hole; opening; perforation (also read めど for this sense)
noun
  1. pit; hollow; hole (in the ground, etc.)
  2. burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
  3. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
  4. vacancy; opening
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. flaw
  2. well-kept secret place
  3. upset victory (with a large payoff)
  4. pit (of a theater)
noun
  1. hiding place; hideout
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. underbelly (of society, etc.)
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ketsu
noun
  1. ass; arse; buttocks
  2. rear; end
  3. acupuncture point
counter
  1. hole; notch
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 穴

Construction of Character for 穴

Radicals and parts present in 穴
Part ハ
Part 宀 shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40) Kanji Details »
Origin and construction of 穴
  1. 象形、洞窟の入り口を象る。又は、「宀（いえ）」＋音符「八（ハチ　わける、分け入って入る）で会意又は会意形声。

Kanji related to 穴

Kanji containing 八 at the bottom

  • 六

    共

    兵

    典

    興

    穴

Kanji containing 八

  • 八

    空

    公

    分

    弟

    前

    昼

    船

    究

    具

    寒

    期

    業

    駅

    松

    挙

    粉

    説

    益

    基

    貧

    税

    尺

    並

    供

    沿

    異

    窓

    訳

    尊

    匹

    尽

    呉

    択

    沢

    突

    洪

    盆

    窃

    兼

    恭

    悦

    浜

    紛

    翁

    鬼

    窒

    脱

    訟

    釈

    棋

    欺

    猶

    雰

    嫌

    廉

    碁

    誉

    鉛

    頒

    窮

    窯

    鋭

    閲

    謙

    璽

    曽

    塞

    窟

    鎌

Kanji containing 冖 at the top-inner

  • 字

    学

    室

    家

    守

    安

    受

    定

    実

    客

    宮

    宿

    寒

    労

    完

    官

    栄

    害

    覚

    察

    容

    寄

    営

    富

    夢

    穴

    宅

    宇

    宗

    宙

    宝

    宣

    宜

    帝

    宰

    宴

    宵

    索

    寂

    蛍

    寛

    寝

    寡

    豪

    審

    寮

    憂

    宛

    鬱

Kanji containing 冖

  • 売

    帰

    写

    運

    軍

    帯

    愛

    揮

    冗

    壱

    沈

    亭

    冠

    殻

    塚

    畳

    輝

    枕

    冥

    彙

Kanji containing 宀 at the top

  • 字

    室

    家

    守

    安

    定

    実

    客

    宮

    宿

    寒

    完

    官

    害

    察

    容

    寄

    富

    穴

    宅

    宇

    宗

    宙

    宝

    宣

    宜

    宰

    宴

    宵

    寂

    寛

    寝

    寡

    審

    寮

    宛

Kanji containing 宀

  • 空

    究

    院

    館

    案

    貯

    管

    演

    確

    額

    密

    窓

    割

    憲

    縮

    突

    狩

    窃

    崇

    窒

    蛇

    棺

    腕

    嫁

    溶

    寧

    稼

    窮

    窯

    賓

    錠

    擦

    轄

    塞

    窟

    蜜

    鶴

    綻

    踪

Kanji containing 穴

  • 空

    究

    穴

    窓

    突

    窃

    控

    窒

    搾

    窮

    窯

    窟

Meanings in Other Languages for 穴

French
  1. trou, orifice, fente, grotte, tanière
Portuguese
  1. buraco, orifício, brecha, caverna, gruta
Spanish
  1. agujero, hueco, cueva, lugar poco conocido, lugar escondido

Comments for 穴

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