Kanji

洞

den, cave, excavation

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ドウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほら

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, ひろ, ほら

Common Readings

ドウ, ほら

Example sentences

洞窟 どうくつ
その 洞窟 浸食 によって 作られた

That cave was created by wave erosion.

探索 たんさく
無人機 使って 洞窟 内部 探索 した

Used a drone to explore the inside of the cave.

空洞 くうどう
その 大木 空洞 なっていた

The trunk of that large tree was hollow.

洞察力 どうさつりょく
彼女 鋭い 洞察力 持っている

She possesses keen insight.

恐れ入る おそれいる
あまりに 鋭い 洞察力 ただただ 恐れ入る ばかり

I am simply amazed by his incredibly sharp insight.

洞察 どうさつ
鋭い 洞察 いつも 驚かされる

I am always surprised by his sharp insight.

入木三分 にゅうぼくさんぶ
分析 入木三分 洞察 示す

His analysis shows penetrating insight.

鍾乳洞 しょうにゅうどう
夏休み 家族 山口県 ある 有名 鍾乳洞 訪れた

I visited a famous stalactite cave in Yamaguchi Prefecture with my family during the summer vacation.

石筍 せきじゅん
鍾乳洞 長い 年月 かけて 形成 された 石筍 並んでいる

On the floor of the limestone cave, stalagmites formed over many years are lined up.

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