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den

HSK 7
Nature →Elements →Landforms
kū
クツ、コツ
いわや、いはや、あな
굴
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 屈 represents the sound.
Components
穴 hole+ 屈 knuckle under =
窟 den
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
屈 Phonetic component
qū knuckle under
bend, flex
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Notes
Similar Characters
奂 numerous (simp)奐 be numerous (trad)突 abruptly (jp)罙 deep (iii)屄 the vagina帘 flag (simp)穵 deep hollow究 research穷 destitute (simp)穸 the gloom of穹 high and vast空 empty穿 pass through窀 to bury窃 pilfer (jp)窄 strait窅 far窆 to put a窈 secluded窍 opening (simp)
Chinese
窟 [kū]
cave; hole
Japanese
岩屋 、 石屋 、 窟 いわや 同音
noun cavern; grotto
矢倉 、 岩倉 、 窟 、 谷倉 、 矢蔵 、 屋蔵 やぐら 同音
noun historicalusually kana caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
窟 いわ
Iwa surname
窟 いわや
Iwaya surname
CHINESE WORDS (22)
贫民窟 [pín​mín​kū] #10,258
slum housing
贫民窟 [pín​mín​kū] #10,258
slum housing
窟窿 [kū​long] #23,363
hole
石窟 [shí​kū] #67,044
rock cave
洞窟 [dòng​kū] #36,806
a cave
莫高窟 [Mò​gāo​kū] #36,644
Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
魔窟 [mó​kū] #38,407
lit. nest of devils
龙门石窟 [Lóng​mén​Shí​kū] #38,464
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luò​yáng], Henan
龙门石窟 [Lóng​mén​Shí​kū] #38,464
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luò​yáng], Henan
吴哥窟 [Wú​gē​kū] #47,732
Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
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JAPANESE WORDS (24)
⭐ 理屈 [りくつ] #3,442
theory
⭐ 洞窟 [どうくつ] #8,184
cave
屁理屈 [へりくつ] #19,122
sophism
偏屈 [へんくつ] #22,440
narrow-minded
巣窟 [そうくつ] #22,667
den
⭐ 岩屋 [いわや] #33,426
cavern
魔窟 [まくつ] #44,929
den of vice
矢倉 [やぐら] #47,065
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
貧民窟 [ひんみんくつ] #54,820
slum
岩窟 [がんくつ] #67,417
cave
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
동굴 #13,668
cave