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穴

穴 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. あな。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形、洞窟あるいは穴居を象る。「あな」を意味する漢語｛穴｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケツJHS
Kun (native)
  • あなElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • けな
  • しし
  • な
Other languages
  • 拼音xue4
  • 拼音xue2
  • 한글hyeol
  • Hán-ViệtHuyệt

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
穴(あな)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7A74

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀八

Words using this kanji

  • 穴あな（あな）欠けたり抜けたりしているものや所。hole, opening, orifice, perforation
  • 穴埋めあなうめfilling (up) a hole, filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap, filler (e.g. article)
  • 穴熊あなぐま「あなぐま」を参照。badger, Eurasian badger (Meles meles), anaguma castle (defensive opening)
  • 穴場あなばgood place not many people know about, great little-known spot, good out-of-the-way place, well-kept secret
  • 穴けつ（あな）欠けたり抜けたりしているものや所。ass, arse, buttocks, rear
  • 穴居けっきょcave dwelling, troglodytism
  • 穴子あなごあなごを参照。conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster), garden eel
  • 穴蔵あなぐらcellar, cave, hole in the ground
  • 穴馬あなうまdark horse (candidate)
  • 穴隙けつげきcrevice, aperture
  • 穴窯あながまvery old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill
  • 穴燕あなつばめswiftlet
  • 穴冠あなかんむりkanji "hole" radical at top
  • 穴兎アナウサギEuropean rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
  • 穴蜂あなばちdigger wasp
  • 穴門あなもんsmall gate in a mud or stone wall
  • 穴銭あなせんperforated coin
  • 穴一あないちchuck-farthing (game of throwing coins in a hole), pitch-farthing
  • 穴ぼこあなぼこhole, hollow, pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
  • 穴居人けっきょじんcave dweller, caveman

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-2
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3080.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m2.2
Heisig
1413
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3313