JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 穴: "hole, aperture, slit"
The kanji 穴 means "hole, aperture, slit, cave, den". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケツ in on'yomi and あな in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あな
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hole, aperture, slit, cave, den |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1366 of 2,501 |
Common words with 穴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 穴hole; opening; orifice; perforation · pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
- 穴が開くto have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
- 落とし穴pitfall; trap; pit
- 大穴large hole · big deficit; heavy losses
- 穴を開けるto cause a loss · to make a hole (in)
- 鍵穴keyhole
- 洞穴cave; cavern; den; grotto
- 穴だらけriddled with holes; full of holes · full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty; flawed
- 節穴knothole; peep-hole · bad eyes; tunnel vision
- 鼻の穴nostril
- 墓穴を掘るto dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
- 毛穴pore (of the skin)
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