Word Meaning 巣穴

すあな suana

巣穴 is read as すあな (suana) and means nesting hole.

Meaning

English

  1. nesting hole
  2. burrow
  3. den

Reading

Kana

すあな

Romaji

suana

Writing Variants

  • 巣穴 そうけつ souketsu
  • 巣孔 すあな suana

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 130838 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

(spider's) web

巣立ち

すだち

leaving the nest

巣立つ

すだつ

to leave the nest

巣箱

すばこ

beehive

巣くう

すくう

to build (a nest)

巣ごもり消費

すごもりしょうひ

consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents

巣作り

すづくり

nest-building

巣引き

すびき

setting (of a hen)

巣ごもり需要

すごもりじゅよう

stay-at-home demand (e.g. during the COVID-19 pandemic)

墓穴

ぼけつ

grave (pit)

洞穴

どうけつ

cave

あな

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