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窪
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洼
🇨🇳

pit

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
wā
ワ、ア
くぼ.む、くぼ.み、くぼ.まる、くぼ
와
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 洼 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (窪)
穴 hole+ 洼 pit =
窪 pit
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
洼 Phonetic component
wā pit
variant of 窪|洼[wā]
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Simplified (洼)
氵 water (drops)+ 圭 jade pointed at top =
洼 ?
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
圭 Phonetic component
guī jade pointed at top
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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
洼 / 窪 [wā]
depression; sunken; swamp
Japanese
窪 、 凹 くぼ 同音

noun

  1. hollow; cavity; sunken place
  2. archaic vagina; female genitalia
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
窪 くぼ
Kubo surname
窪 くぼさき
Kubosaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
低洼 [dī​wā] #38,951
low-lying
洼地 [wā​dì] #53,233
depression
坑坑洼洼 [kēng​keng​wā​wā] #45,541
bumpy
坑洼 [kēng​wā] #52,119
pothole
大洼县 [Dà​wā​xiàn] #61,071
Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
大洼 [Dà​wā] #61,890
Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
水洼 [shuǐ​wā]
puddle
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 凹み [くぼみ] #23,031
hollow
窪 [くぼ] #30,360
hollow
窪地 [くぼち] #37,063
hollow
窪む [くぼむ] #38,166
to cave in
落ち窪む [おちくぼむ] #47,169
to sink in
⭐ 笑窪 [えくぼ] #77,936
dimple
盆の窪 [ぼんのくぼ] #142,922
hollow at nape of the neck
落窪物語 [おちくぼものがたり] #177,532
Ochikubo Monogatari
痘痕も笑窪 [あばたもえくぼ] #202,560
love is blind
片えくぼ [かたえくぼ] #259,464
dimple on one cheek
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