| 860 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 849 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 984 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1595 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 158 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 899 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 921 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1122 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2682 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25406 | Morohashi |
| 2159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4187 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1316 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1413 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 834 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穴 【ケツ】 ass, arse, buttocks, rear, end, acupuncture point, hole, notch
- 穴隙 【ケツゲキ】 crevice, aperture
- 横穴 【ヨコアナ】 cave, tunnel, tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
- 経穴 【ケイケツ】 acupuncture point
Kun reading compounds
- 穴 【あな】 hole, opening, orifice, perforation, pit, hollow, cavity, hole (e.g. in the ground), burrow, den, lair, holt, hole, deficit, shortage, (financial) hole, loss, gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, fault, defect, weak point, hole (in a theory, plan, etc.), loophole, good place not many people know about, well-kept secret, upset victory (with a large payoff), long shot, dark horse, (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre), hiding place, hideout
- 穴埋め 【あなうめ】 filling (up) a hole, filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap, filler (e.g. article), making up (for a loss, damage, etc.), covering (a deficit), compensation, cloze deletion (test format)
- 風穴 【かざあな】 air hole, windhole, air vent, deep cave from which cold wind blows
- 横穴 【よこあな】 cave, tunnel, tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けな、 しし、 な
- Korean:
- hyeol
Spanish
- agujero
- hueco
- cueva
- lugar poco conocido
- lugar escondido
Portuguese
- buraco
- orifício
- brecha
- caverna
- gruta
French
- trou
- orifice
- fente
- grotte
- tanière
| 762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3080.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1110 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 埋蔵 【マイゾウ】 burying in the ground, having underground deposits
- 埋葬 【マイソウ】 burial
Kun reading compounds
- 埋める 【うめる】 to bury (e.g. in the ground), to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to cause to be packed, to plug (a gap), to stop (a gap), to bridge (a difference, a gap), to fill (a seat, a vacant position), to fill out (a form, a sheet), to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.), to make amends, to compensate for, to put cold water (in a bath), to cover, to scatter something over
- 埋まる 【うまる】 to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled, to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished, to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)
- 埋もれる 【うもれる】 to be buried, to be covered, to be hidden
- 埋める 【うずめる】 to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge, to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up
- 埋まる 【うまる】 to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled, to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished, to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)
- 埋ける 【いける】 to bury (in the ground), to cover (coals) with ash, to bank (a fire), to get (charcoal) going (in a hibachi)
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- enterrado
- relleno
- incrustado
- ser enterrado
- ser rellenado
- enterrar
- rellenar
- incrustar
Portuguese
- enterrar
- ocupar-se
- embutido
French
- enterrer
- être rempli
- enfoncé
| 1833 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1615 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 432 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1041 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1826 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1975 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1261 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 375 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 484 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5116 | Morohashi |
| 403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 179 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4611.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57cb | Unicode hex code |