洞 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ドウ
- Kun
- ほら
- Meaning
- cave; insight
Origin
氵 "water" with 同 "to pierce through": a hollow bored out by water — a cave.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ドウ | 洞穴・洞察・空洞 |
|---|---|
| ほら | 洞穴 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 洞穴どうけつ
a cave
- 洞察どうさつ
insight; discernment
Example
山の洞穴を調べる。
We survey the cave in the mountain.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)