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Keyword
hole
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1413
Readings
あな
(90%)
けつ
(7%)
Composed of
宀
roof with a chimney
ハ
short legs
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a volcano-like hole in the ground that was covered with a roof with a chimney.

Imagine a huge hole similar to the Darvaza gas crater. Let's say you'd like to cover it up, you know, so that no one accidentally falls in there and dies. So how'd you do it? Simple — just build a roof over it! And add a chimney so that the burning gasses can escape.

Used in kanji (28 in total)
空
empty air
突
thrust
窓
window
究
research
24 more...
Used in vocabulary (198 in total)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
pitfall; trap; pit
195 more...
Examples (56 in total)
A bear spends the winter in its lair.
We've got to fill this hole with something.
Watch out! There's a big hole there.
This stone has a hole in the center.
They're digging a hole.
The dog was digging a hole.
He dug the hole bit by bit.
He dug a hole in the garden.
He dug a hole.
We dug a hole in the ground.
He noticed a hole in his jacket, but he tried to ignore it.
There's a hole in it.
He was so fat that he couldn't get through the hole.
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
The small dog dug a hole and buried his food in it.
After the earthquake, people stared into the deep hole in the ground in surprise.
The diameter of the hole was slightly larger.
The prisoner dug a hole under the prison wall.
This bucket has a hole in it.
There's a hole in this bucket.
There's a hole in this.
There's a huge hole in the wall.
There's a hole in my coat.
Was the cave found by the boys?
The cave is easy to access.
No one could find the cave.
The hole is about five feet across.
He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
There are holes in the roof.
How many holes are there in a straw?
He inserted the key in the lock.
Having forgotten his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the keyhole.
The argument is full of holes.
A clever rabbit has three burrows.
He dug a hole using a shovel.
There were holes here and there.
This bucket's got a hole in it.
There's a hole in this sock.
The glove has a hole in the thumb.
I got a hole in my jeans.
There's a hole in the bottom of the bucket.
There is a hole in his sock.
Look out! There's a hole in the road.
He is digging his own grave.
She's digging her own grave.
This hot spring is a great find.
She tore a hole in her blouse.
A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.
The runner jumped over the hole in the ground.
The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.
Tom dug a hole with a pick and a shovel.
I made a hole in the wall.
This hole was formed by a falling meteorite.
The new tax law is full of loopholes.
He burned a hole in his coat.
Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.