Word Meaning

あな ana

孔 is read as あな (ana) and means (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre).

Meaning

English

  1. (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
  2. good place not many people know about
  3. well-kept secret
  4. hiding place
  5. hideout
  6. gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.)
  7. vacancy
  8. opening

Reading

Kana

あな

Romaji

ana

Writing Variants

  • あな ana

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5428 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

孔子

くじ

Confucius

瞳孔

どうこう

pupil (of the eye)

孔雀

くざく

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

Example Sentences

9

はりのあなにいとをとおす。

Thread a needle.

びこうがつまってくるしい。

My nostrils are blocked and it is painful.

もうこうのよごれをきれいにおとす。

Clean the dirt out of the pores thoroughly.

くらいばしょではどうこうがひらく。

The pupils dilate in dark places.

こうしのしそうについてまなぶ。

Learn about the philosophy of Confucius.

はのうらにはおおくのきこうがある.

There are many stomata on the underside of the leaf.

けんさでいにせんこうがみつかった。

A perforation was found in the stomach during the examination.

かぎをかぎあなにさしこむ。

Insert the key into the keyhole.

かべになまなましいだんこうがのこっている。

Vivid bullet holes remain in the wall.