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hole

HSK 7 N1
xué
ケツ
あな
Depicts a cave opening.
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Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xué]
cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xuè]
Japanese
あな 同音

noun

  1. hole; opening; orifice; perforation
  2. pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
  3. burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
  4. deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
  5. gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
  6. flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
  7. good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
  8. upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
  9. (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) (theatre jargon)
  10. archaic hiding place; hideout
けつ ケツ 同音

noun

  1. usually kanacolloquial ass; arse; buttocks
  2. usually kanacolloquial rear; end
  3. acupuncture point

counter

  1. hole; notch
針孔 めど みぞ はりめど 同音

noun

  1. eye of a needle
  2. hole (dialectal)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あな
Ana surname