Kanji details for

 
Uses 5 strokes
Taught in grade 6

Search words that:
- start with 穴
- end with 穴
- contain 穴
hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
KUN:
  • あな
    ana
ON:
  • ケツ
    ketsu
Nanori:
  • けな
    kena
  • しし
    shishi
  • na
Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 6
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 138 results)

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
filling (up) a hole
2.
filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap, filler (e.g. article)
3.
making up (for a loss, damage, etc.), covering (a deficit), compensation
noun
4.
cloze deletion (test format)
Other readings:
穴うめ【あなうめ】

noun
pitfall, trap, pit
Other readings:
落し穴【おとしあな】
陥し穴【おとしあな】
陥とし穴【おとしあな】
陥穴【おとしあな】

noun
air hole, windhole, ventilator
Other readings:
風穴【かぜあな】

noun
grave (pit)
Other readings:
墓穴【はかあな】

noun
cave, cavern, den, grotto
Other readings:
洞穴【どうけつ】
ほら穴【ほらあな】

noun
1.
secret passage, underground passage
2.
loophole
Other readings:
抜穴【ぬけあな】

noun
1.
cave, tunnel
2.
tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
Other readings:
横穴【おうけつ】

noun
1.
large hole
2.
great deficit, heavy losses
3.
big and unexpected winnings, a killing (e.g. on a race)
4.
dark horse (horse racing)

noun
1.
badger(usually kana)
2.
Eurasian badger (Meles meles)(usually kana)
3.
defensive opening for shogi(abbreviation)
See also:穴熊囲い,  将棋
Other readings:
あなぐま《貛》[1]
あなくま《穴熊》
あなくま《貛》[1]
アナグマ
Notes:
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