Word Meaning 穴場

あなば anaba

穴場 is read as あなば (anaba) and means betting booth (at a racecourse).

Meaning

English

betting booth (at a racecourse)
good place not many people know about
great little-known spot
good out-of-the-way place
well-kept secret
hidden gem of a place

Reading

Kana

あなば

Romaji

anaba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 隠れスポット,秘境 Related Words 観光地,景勝地,勝地,行楽地,保養地,避暑地,リゾート,リゾート地 Rank 22310 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

穴居人

けっきょじん

cave dweller

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

穴持たず

あなもたず

bear that hasn't entered hibernation

穴門

あなもん

small gate in a mud or stone wall

穴馬

あなうま

dark horse (candidate)

牧場

まきば

pasture

磁場

じば

magnetic field

修羅場

しゅらば

crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

金融市場

きんゆうしじょう

financial market

Example Sentences

この温泉は穴場だね。

This hot spring is a great find.