あな

穴

hole; opening; orifice; perforation

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

hole•opening•orifice•perforation

Noun

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

Noun

burrow•den•lair•holt•hole

Noun

deficit•shortage•(financial) hole•loss

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

hiding place•hideout

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は穴(あな)を掘った。

He dug a hole.

彼(かれ)は庭に穴(あな)を掘った。

He dug a hole in the garden.

彼(かれら)らは穴(あな)を掘っている。

They are boring a hole.

彼(かれ)は壁の穴(あな)をふさいだ。

He filled up the hole in the wall.

兵士は穴(あな)の中(なか)に避難した。

The soldier took shelter in the foxhole.

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

ケツ / あな