Keyword
hole
- aperture
- slit
- cave
- den
- Frequency
- #1366
- Strokes
- 5
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1413
Readings
あな83%
ケツ17%
Mnemonic
A bottomless hole in the field is covered by a tiny cottage: roof with a chimney, standing on short legs.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
空empty air究research突thrust窓window窮reach a limit窒suffocate窪depressed shape窃secretly窯kiln帘flag-sign of a tavern穸the gloom of the grave穹sky穽sunken trap窀to bury穿drill窄tight窅far窆to put a coffin in a grave窈quiet窊pit窑kiln窔corner窕quiet窖cellar窗pane窘rebuke窞pit窟den窠nest窣to rush out of a den窩pouch窬small door or window窰brick kiln窵deep䆴(abbreviated form)窶emaciated窺look through something narrow窿vault (of sky)鴪flying fast窳dirty
Used in vocabulary
穴
hole; opening; orifice; perforation; pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground); burrow; den; …
Noun
穴埋め
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article); making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); compensation; fill-in-the-blank activity; cloze test (i.e. text with words removed)
Noun
穴場
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret; hidden gem of a place
Noun
大穴
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot); a killing (made from a bet)
Noun