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穴

あな

Readings

あな

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nhole; opening; orifice; perforation
  2. 2.
    npit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
  3. 3.
    nburrow; den; lair; holt; hole
  4. 4.
    ndeficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
  5. 5.
    ngap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
  6. 6.
    nflaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
  7. 7.
    ngood place not many people know about; well-kept secret
  8. 8.
    nupset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
  9. 9.
    n(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
  10. 10.
    nhiding place; hideout

Kanji breakdown

穴
N55 strokesGrade 6

Example sentences

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.

ミーティングに穴をあけてしまったことに対し、再度お詫びします。

Let me apologize once again for missing our meeting.

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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