穴
あな
Also written 孔
Meanings
- Noun hole; opening; orifice; perforation
- pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
- burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
- deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
- gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
- flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
- good place not many people know about; well-kept secret See also: 穴場 (あなば).
- upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
- (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) (theatre jargon) See also: 升 (ます).
- hiding place; hideout
Kanji
- 穴 hole. Read as あな.
Example sentences
- 靴下に大きな穴があいてるよ。
There is a big hole in your stocking. - 靴下に穴が開いているよ。
There is a hole in your sock. - 注意して！道路に穴があいてるよ。
Look out! There's a hole in the road. - 気を付けろ、道路に穴があるぞ。
Look out! There's a hole in the road. - 気をつけて。そこに大きな穴があるよ。
Watch out! There's a big hole there.
Common phrases
- 穴を開ける (あなをあける) to cause a loss
- 穴が開く (あながあく) to have a hole
- 穴を掘る
- 穴がある
- 穴を埋める (あなをうめる) to fill in a hole
- 穴に落ちる
- 穴に入れる
- 巨大な穴
- 穴に通す
- 小さい穴
- 深い穴
- 穴にはまる
- あなをふさぐ to fill a hole with earth
- 丸い穴
- 穴に差し込む
Words containing 穴
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