What does kanji 窟 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 窟 is cavern.

How is kanji 窟 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 窟 are いわや, いはや, あな; the onyomi readings are クツ, コツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 窟?

The main radical for kanji 窟 is 穴.

What words use kanji 窟?

Example words that use kanji 窟 include 岩屋, 窟院, 矢倉, 理屈.

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窟

Meaning

Kanji 窟

cavern

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いわやいはやあな
Onyomi 音読み: クツコツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 13
Radical: 穴
Components: ｜ • 儿 • 宀 • 尸 • 山 • 穴
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 掘 • 堀 • 崛 • 崫 • 淈 • 屈 • 倔

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

岩屋

いわや

cavern

窟院

くついん

cave temple

矢倉

やぐら

caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

理屈

りくつ

theory

洞窟

どうくつ

cave

阿片窟

あへんくつ

opium den

岩窟

がんくつ

cave

私娼窟

ししょうくつ

brothel

小理屈

こりくつ

quibble

水琴窟

すいきんくつ

buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)

石窟

せっくつ

cavern

仙窟

せんくつ

enchanted cave

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

あの山には大きな洞窟がある。

There is a large cavern in that mountain.

洞窟の中は夏でも涼しい。

The inside of the cavern stays cool even in summer.

子どもたちは洞窟の入口で立ち止まった。

The children stopped at the entrance to the cavern.

その洞窟は海に面している。

That cavern faces the sea.

探検隊は暗い洞窟を慎重に進んだ。

The expedition moved carefully through the dark cavern.