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, ventilator
- 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
1257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 採掘 【サイクツ】 mining, digging, working (a mine)
- 盗掘 【トウクツ】 illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
Kun reading compounds
- 掘る 【ほる】 to dig, to excavate, to hollow, to delve into, to dig up (e.g. vegetables), (for two men) to have anal sex
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぼり
- Korean:
- gul, gweol
Spanish
- cavar
- excavar
- taladrar
- hurgar en
Portuguese
- cavar
- cova
- escavar
French
- creuser
- fouiller
- déterrer
1189 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1943 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
576 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1803 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1259 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
897 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1070 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12264 | Morohashi |
496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2204 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1061 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1438 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1376 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5707.2 | Four corner code |
1-23-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6398 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梟悪 【キョウアク】 great treachery, very atrocious person
- 梟罪 【キョウザイ】 penalty of decapitation and exposure of the severed head
Kun reading compounds
- 梟 【ふくろう】 owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
- 梟鸚鵡 【ふくろうおうむ】 kakapo (Strigops habroptila), owl parrot
- 尾長梟 【おながふくろう】 northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula)
- 樺太梟 【からふとふくろう】 great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
14861 | Morohashi |
2703 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2852 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4a7.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
2790.4 | Four corner code |
1-59-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
689f | Unicode hex code |