| Kanji | 穴 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケツ |
| Kunyomi | あな |
| Nanori | けな, しし, な |
| English | hole, aperture, slit, cave, den |
| Examples | 穴(あな): (1) hole (2) deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.) (3) vacancy; opening (4) flaw (5) profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others (6) upset victory (with a large payoff) (7) pit (of a theater) (8) hiding place (9) underbelly (of society, etc.) |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 1366 |
| Components | 宀: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40) 八: eight; eight radical (no. 12) |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 穴 |
| Radical Number | 116 |
| Radical Strokes | 5 |
| Radical Reading | あな・あなかんむり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | hole |
| Koohii Story 1 | A black hole is a "House of Infinity". Infinity is of course represented by a sideways "8", but here we have a Japanese "8" instead. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Billiards anyone? House rules here state that the first person to pot the eight ball into the hole wins the game. |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500
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