Meaning

Hole, Aperture, Slit, Cave, Den

Readings

Radical

穴 — cave (Kangxi radical #116)

Components

• 宀
• 八 — Eight

Example sentences

• その手袋は親指に穴があいている。The glove has a hole in the thumb.
• ねずみがかじって壁に穴をあけた。A rat chewed a hole in the wall.
• 注意して！道路に穴があいてるよ。Look out! There's a hole in the road.

Appears in

• 空 — Empty
• 究 — Research
• 突 — Stab
• 窓 — Window
• 窮 — Hard Up
• 窒 — Plug Up
• 窃 — Stealth
• 窯 — Kiln
• 窟 — Cavern