穴、孔
あな
ana
JMdict entry #1254480
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) hole; opening; orifice; perforation
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
see: 穴場・1
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
see: 枡・2
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) archaic hiding place; hideout
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は壁の穴をふさいだ。
kare ha kabe no ana wo fusai da 。
He filled up the hole in the wall.
彼は庭に穴を掘った。
kare ha niwa ni ana wo hoxtsu ta 。
He dug a hole in the garden.
彼は上着の穴に気が付いたが無視しようとした。
kare ha uwagi no ana ni ki ga tsui ta ga mushi shiyou to shi ta 。
He noticed a hole in his jacket, but he tried to ignore it.
彼は上着に焼け穴をあけた。
kare ha uwagi ni yake ana wo ake ta 。
He burned a hole in his coat.
彼は少しずつ穴を掘った。
kare ha sukoshi zutsu ana wo hoxtsu ta 。
He dug the hole bit by bit.
彼は小さい穴場を見つけて稼ぐのが得意です。
kare ha chiisai anaba wo mitsuke te kasegu no ga tokui desu 。
He's adept at jumping into profitable niches.