穴

5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Kun'yomi
  • あな
    		hole ②pit ③burrow ④deficit
On'yomi
  • ケツ
    		ass ②rear ③hole
Nanori
  • けな
  • しし
  • な

Main Radical

穴(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あな 96.5%
ケツ 3.5%

Character Breakdown

hole, aperture, slit
あな　ケツ　けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

究 穹 空 穽 穿 突 窃 窄 窈 窒 窓 窕 窖 窗 窘 窟 窩 窪 窮 窯 窰 窶 窺 窿 竃 竄 竅 竇 竈 竊 邃 邊 鴪

Common Words

あな
穴
hole ②pit ③burrow ④deficit
お
落
　
と
　
し
あな
穴
pitfall
かざ
風
あな
穴
air hole
おお
大
あな
穴
large hole ②big deficit ③long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.)
ふし
節
あな
穴
knothole ②bad eyes
ほら
洞
あな
穴
cave
あな
穴
ば
場
good place not many people know about ②betting booth (at a racecourse)
ぬ
抜
　
け
あな
穴
secret passage ②loophole ③hole one can go through
はな
鼻
　
の
あな
穴
nostril
あな
穴
ほ
掘
　
り
excavation
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References

Unicode hex code 7A74
JIS X 0208 1-23-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3313
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4187
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2159
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2682
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1366
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1852
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1316
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1413
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1201
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 158
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 984
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25406
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 849
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 899
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 921
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1595
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 860
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 834
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1122
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1450
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1326
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m2.2
Four corner code 3080.2
De Roo Code 762