What does kanji 洞 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 洞 is den.

How is kanji 洞 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 洞 are ほら; the onyomi readings are ドウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 洞?

The main radical for kanji 洞 is 水.

What words use kanji 洞?

Example words that use kanji 洞 include 洞穴, 洞察, 洞窟, 洞.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

洞

Meaning

Kanji 洞

den

den, cave, excavation

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ほら
Onyomi 音読み: ドウ
Nanori 名乗り: とう

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1618
Strokes: 9
Radical: 水
Components: 一 • 冂 • 口 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 胴 • 同 • 筒 • 桐 • 恫 • 侗 • 茼

Related vocabulary

33 common entries

Showing 33 of 49 entries that include this kanji.

洞穴

ほらあな

cave

洞察

どうさつ

discernment

洞窟

どうくつ

cave

洞

ほら

hollow

虚

うろ

hollow

虚ろ

うつろ

cavity

虚鯊

うろはぜ

Glossogobius olivaceus (species of goby)

洞ヶ峠を決め込む

ほらがとうげをきめこむ

to wait for a good opportunity

洞井守

ほらいもり

olm (Proteus anguinus)

洞角

どうかく

hollow horn

洞窟の女王

どうくつのじょおう

She: a History of Adventure (1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard)

洞窟熊

ほらあなぐま

cave bear (extinct, Ursus spelaeus)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その山には大きな洞がある。

There is a large cave in that mountain.

狐は洞に身を隠した。

The fox hid in its den.

木の幹に小さな洞があった。

There was a small hollow in the tree trunk.

壁に丸い洞が一つ開いている。

There is a round hole in the wall.

子どもたちは洞の入口で写真を撮った。

The children took pictures at the entrance to the cave.