NichiDict

N3
あな
[ana]
Illustration for 穴

Meanings

1.Noun

hole; opening; orifice; perforation

2.Noun

pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)

3.Noun

burrow; den; lair; holt; hole

4.Noun

deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss

5.Noun

gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening

6.Noun

flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole

7.Noun

good place not many people know about; well-kept secret

8.Noun

upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse

9.Noun

(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

Other Readings

」 has other readings with different meanings.

Examples

道路に大きなが開いています。

There is a large hole in the road.

地面に深いを掘ってから木を植えた。

I dug a deep hole in the ground and then planted a tree.

このは何のために掘ったのですか。

What was this hole dug for?