What does kanji 穴 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 穴 is hole.

How is kanji 穴 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 穴 are あな; the onyomi readings are ケツ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 穴?

Kanji 穴 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 穴?

The main radical for kanji 穴 is 穴.

What words use kanji 穴?

Example words that use kanji 穴 include 穴, 穴熊, 穴埋め, 穴場.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

穴

Meaning

Kanji 穴

hole

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あな
Onyomi 音読み: ケツ
Nanori 名乗り: けなししな

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1366
Strokes: 5
Radical: 穴
Components: 儿 • ハ • 宀 • 穴
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 149 entries that include this kanji.

穴

あな

(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

穴熊

あなぐま

Eurasian badger (Meles meles)

穴埋め

あなうめ

cloze deletion (test format)

穴場

あなば

betting booth (at a racecourse)

穴あき

あなあき

pierced

穴あきチーズ

あなあきチーズ

cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)

穴あき銭

あなあきせん

perforated coin

穴あけ

あなあけ

drilling

穴があったら入りたい

あながあったらはいりたい

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear

穴が開く

あながあく

to have a hole

穴が開くほど

あながあくほど

(staring) piercingly

穴ぐり

あなぐり

boring (a hole)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

靴下に穴があいている。

There is a hole in my sock.

壁に小さな穴を開けた。

I made a small hole in the wall.

猫は穴の中に隠れている。

The cat is hiding inside the hole.

針の穴に糸を通してください。

Please pass the thread through the eye of the needle.

この洞穴はとても深い。

This cave is very deep.