穴 — hole, aperture, slit

Common words with 穴

• 穴あなhole; opening; orifice; perforationCommon

  そして各チームはボールを蹴ってこの穴に通そうと互いに競い合ったのです。
  And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.

• 穴埋めあなうめfilling (up) a holeCommon

  その国は貿易上の赤字の穴埋めに懸命である。
  The country is trying hard to make up for her trade deficit.

• 落とし穴おとしあなpitfall; trap; pitCommon

  このテストには落とし穴がある。
  This test has a catch.

• 風穴かざあなair hole; windhole; air ventCommon
• 洞穴ほらあなcave; cavern; den; grottoCommon
• 墓穴ぼけつgrave (pit)Common
• 横穴よこあなcave; tunnelOccasional
• 抜け穴ぬけあなsecret passage; underground passageOccasional
• 大穴おおあなlarge holeOccasional
• 穴熊あなぐまbadgerOccasional
• 毛穴けあなpore (of the skin)Occasional
• 穴場あなばgood place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the…Occasional
• 穴けつass; arse; buttocksRare
• 一穴いっけつone holeRare
• 穴一あないちchuck-farthing (game of throwing coins in a hole); pitch-farthingRare
• 二穴にけつtwo holesRare
• 下穴したあなpilot hole; rough hole; prepared holeRare
• 点穴てんけつpressure points (e.g. for application of moxa)Rare
• 一つ穴ひとつあなsame hole (in which to live)Rare
• 同穴どうけつbeing buried in the same graveRare

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