Definition of (あな)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
hole, opening, perforation(also read めど for this sense)
See also:穴が開く
noun
2.
pit, hollow, hole (in the ground, etc.)
3.
burrow, den, lair, holt, hole
4.
deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
5.
vacancy, opening
noun, noun (suffix)
6.
flaw
7.
well-kept secret place
See also:穴場
8.
upset victory (with a large payoff)
9.
pit (of a theater)(slang)
See also:平土間
noun
10.
hiding place, hideout
noun, noun (suffix)
11.
underbelly (of society, etc.)(archaism)
Other readings:
【あな】
Related Kanji
hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 51 results)

He was so fat that he couldn't get through the hole

On the way out I said to my waitress, "Be careful, Sue. There's something funny about the glasses you gave me - they're filled in on the top, and there's a hole on the bottom!

It happened that there was a hole in my pocket

あな
ちょっけ
直径
The hole is two meters across

いた
らく
楽に
あな
This board bores easily

くつした
靴下
おお
大きな
あな
There is a big hole in your stocking

ちょっけ
直径
ふか
あな
やく
かん
時間
はん
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth

かれ
あな
かのじょ
彼女の
かお
He stared a hole through her

The dog was digging a hole

They intended to drill for oil

いし
なか
真ん中
あな
This stone has a hole in the center

ちゅうい
注意
どう
道路
あな
Look out! There's a hole in the road

さむ
寒い
から
ゆき
なか
あな
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow

She looked out through the hole

しん
地震
あと
どう
道路
あな
Holes gaped open in the streets after the earthquake

In the Chinese football game in which the players used their feet and bodies - but never their hands - the goal was a hole in a net made from silk

I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it

へい
兵士
あな
なか
なん
避難
The soldier took shelter in the foxhole

かのじょ
彼女
もの
着物
あな
She tore a hole in her dress

かれ
あな
He dug a hole
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