孔
孔

cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly

4 strokesFrequency 2,052JLPT N1Grade 8

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Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

cavity

Constituents

乙fishhook
子child

Mnemonic Stories

We warned him about cavities, but our child is still hooked on sweets.

The dentist operates on the child with hook-like implements to fix his cavity.

Dictionary

Common Words

穴孔あなNounFreq #1552
1

hole; opening; orifice; perforation

Examples
そして各チームはボールを蹴ってこの穴に通そうと互いに競い合ったのです。
And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.
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

Examples
ミーティングに穴をあけてしまったことに対し、再度お詫びします。
Let me apologize once again for missing our meeting.
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

Theatre jargon

(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

10

Archaic

hiding place; hideout

瞳孔どうこうNounFreq #16964
1

Anatomy

pupil (of the eye)

鍵穴カギ穴かぎあなNounFreq #18224
1

keyhole

鼻孔びこうNounFreq #21427
1

Anatomy

nostril; naris

針孔針眼みずNounArchaicFreq #21694
1

eye of a needle

毛穴毛孔毛あなけあなもうく (毛孔)NounFreq #26010
1

pore (of the skin)

Examples
刺激を受け続けると肌の保護作用により角質が肥厚して、ゴワゴワしたり硬くなって、毛穴が目立ってきます。
If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.
巣穴巣孔すあなそうけつ (巣穴)NounFreq #26532
1

nesting hole; burrow; den

孔雀くじゃくクジャクNounFreq #34337
1

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

Examples
雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
針孔穴めどみぞ (針孔)はりめど (針孔)NounFreq #34396
1

eye of a needle

2

めど only; Dialectal

hole

孔子こうしくじNounFreq #35126
1

Full name of a particular person

Confucius

Examples
孔子の言説は有名である。
The sayings of Confucius are famous.

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