洞
洞

den, cave, excavation

9 strokesFrequency 1,618JLPT N1Grade 8

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Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

den

Constituents

冂hood
?monks
?water droplets
?water pistol
一one
口mouth
同same
水water

Mnemonic Stories

All the wolves in the den shared the same water.

The water cultists lived solitary lives in a dank den in the mountains.

Dictionary

Common Words

洞窟どうくつNounFreq #8184
1

cave; cavern; grotto

Examples
これは私が洞窟の中で見つけたものです。
This is what I found in the cave.
虚ろ空ろうつろ洞ろ洞～な Adj.Freq #8704
1

Common noun

cavity; hollow; void

Examples
洞窟からうつろに反響する音を耳にした。
We heard somber hollow sounds from the cave.
2

虚ろ／空ろ only

hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.); empty (words, heart, etc.)

空洞くうどうFreq #10868
1

Common noun

cavity; hollow; cave; cavern

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

hollow

洞穴ほら穴ほらあなどうけつ (洞穴)NounFreq #19148
1

cave; cavern; den; grotto

Examples
その洞穴はその少年たちによって発見されたのですか。
Was the cave found by the boys?
洞ほらNounFreq #19772
1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

洞察力どうさつりょくNounFreq #21934
1

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

Examples
彼は彼の洞察力を得意に思っている。
He congratulates himself on his foresight.
洞察どうさつNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #31961
1

discernment; insight

Examples
この詩は読者の大いなる洞察を必要としている。
This poem calls for great insight from the reader.
洞どうNounFreq #35535
1

Anatomy

sinus; cavity; antrum

2

neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)

窩洞かどうNounFreq #36178
1

Dentistry

dental cavity (due to caries)

虚空洞うろうつおうつほうつせ (虚／空)NounFreq #38337
1

hollow; cavity; hole

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