穴
Hole
Meanings
Hole, Aperture, Slit, Cave, Den
On'yomi
けつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
あな
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
穴 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
穴 (Hole) is taught on WaniKani at level 20 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1366 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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