Word Meaning 洞穴

ほらあな horaana

洞穴 is read as ほらあな (horaana) and means cave.

Meaning

English

cave
cavern
den
grotto

Reading

Kana

ほらあな

Romaji

horaana

Writing Variants

ほら穴 ほらあな horaana
洞穴どうけつ douketsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 1719 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

溶岩洞穴

ようがんほらあな

lava cave

洞察

どうさつ

discernment

洞

ほら

hollow

墓穴

ぼけつ

grave (pit)

穴

あな

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

横穴

よこあな

tunnel tomb (Kofun period)

落とし穴

おとしあな

pitfall

風穴

かざあな

air hole

大穴

おおあな

large hole

抜け穴

ぬけあな

loophole

毛穴

けあな

pore (of the skin)

洞窟

どうくつ

cave

Example Sentences

この洞穴はとても深い。

このどうけつはとてもふかい。

This cave is very deep.