Kanji

穴

穴

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

穴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あな

Nanori (Name Reading)

これ, な

Common Readings

ケツ, あな

Example sentences

穴 あな
靴下に大きな穴があいている

There is a big hole in the sock.

掘る ほる
庭に大きな穴を掘って、木を植えた。

I dug a big hole in the garden and planted a tree.

穴が開く あながあく
急な退職者が出て、シフトに穴が開いてしまった。

A sudden resignation left a gap in the work shift.

落とし穴 おとしあな
うまい話には落とし穴がある。

There is a pitfall in a story that sounds too good to be true.

大穴 おおあな
競馬で大穴を狙う。

Aiming for a long shot in horse racing.

穴を開ける あなをあける
急病でバイトを休んでしまい、シフトに穴を開けてしまった。

I got sick suddenly and took time off from my part-time job, leaving a gap in the shift.

鍵穴 かぎあな
鍵穴から光が漏れていた。

Light was leaking from the keyhole.

覗く のぞく
鍵穴から中を覗いた。

I peeked inside through the keyhole.

節穴 ふしあな
こんな大きなミスに気づかないなんて、君の目は節穴か。

To not notice such a big mistake, are your eyes knotholes?

Example Vocabulary

穴

あな

hole; cavity; opening; deficit

穴が開く

あながあく

to have a deficit; to have a vacancy; to have a gap

落とし穴

おとしあな

pitfall; trap; drawback

大穴

おおあな

big hole; huge deficit; long shot (in betting); dark horse

穴を開ける

あなをあける

to leave a gap; to create a deficit; to fail to show up

穴が空く

あながあく

鍵穴

かぎあな

keyhole

穴だらけ

あなだらけ

洞穴

ほらあな

節穴

ふしあな

knothole; blind eyes (metaphorical)

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