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洞 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
ドウどう · dō
Kun
ほらhora
Meaning
cave; insight

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

氵 "water" with 同 "to pierce through": a hollow bored out by water — a cave.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onドウどうdō洞穴ほらあな洞察どうさつ空洞くうどう
Kunほらhora洞穴ほらあな

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 洞穴どうけつ

    a cave

  • 洞察どうさつ

    insight; discernment

More words with this kanji

  • 洞窟どうくつ
  • 鍾乳洞しょうにゅうどう
  • 洞簫どうしょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

山(やま)の洞穴(ほらあな)を調(しら)べる。

We survey the cave in the mountain.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 氵Map of reading ドウAll maps

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