あな
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. hole; opening; perforation
also read めど for this sense
Noun
2. pit; hollow; hole (in the ground, etc.)
3. burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
4. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
5. vacancy; opening
Noun
Suffix
6. flaw
7. well-kept secret place
8. upset victory (with a large payoff)
9. pit (of a theater)
Noun
10. hiding place; hideout
Archaic
Noun
Suffix
11. underbelly (of society, etc.)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (82 in total)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
volcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited
Examples (20 in total)
They're digging a hole.
We've got to fill this hole with something.
There's a hole in it.