洞
洞 — Den
den, cave, excavation
On’yomiドウ (dou)
Kun’yomiほら (hora)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 洞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空洞 | くうどう kuudou | cavity; hollow; cave |
| 洞 | ほら hora | hollow; cavity; hole |
| 洞察 | どうさつ dousatsu | discernment; insight |
| 洞窟 | どうくつ doukutsu | cave; cavern; grotto |
| 鍾乳洞 | しょうにゅうどう shounyuudou | limestone cave; limestone cavern |
| 洞穴 | ほらあな horaana | cave; cavern; den |
Study notes
洞 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1618 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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