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窟 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「穴」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
On
クツ・コツくつ・こつ · kutsu · kotsu
Kun
いわや・いはや・あなiwaya · ihaya · ana
Meaning
cave; den

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hole plus stooping: the cave you must bend to enter.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onクツくつkutsu巣窟そうくつ洞窟どうくつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 洞窟どうくつ

    cave; cavern

  • 巣窟そうくつ

    den; hideout

More words with this kanji

  • 巌窟がんくつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

灯(あか)りを持(も)って洞窟(どうくつ)の中(なか)を探検(たんけん)した。

We explored the cave with a lamp.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 穴Map of reading クツAll maps

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