Word Meaning 竪穴

たてあな tateana

竪穴 is read as たてあな (tateana) and means pit.

Meaning

English

  1. pit
  2. shaft

Reading

Kana

たてあな

Romaji

tateana

Writing Variants

  • たて穴 たてあな tateana
  • 縦穴 たてあな tateana

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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竪穴式住居

たてあなしきじゅうきょ

pit dwelling

竪穴住居

たてあなじゅうきょ

pit dwelling

墓穴

ぼけつ

grave (pit)

洞穴

ほらあな

cave

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)

空気穴

くうきあな

air vent (hole)

Example Sentences

1

たてあなじゅうきょはこだいのようしきです。

Pit dwellings are an ancient style.