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洞
洞
9 strokes
Frequency: 1618
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

den
cave
excavation

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ドウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほら
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
とう

Common Words

洞窟
どうくつ
Noun
Freq #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)
Noun
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #19772
1

hollow; cavity; hole; cave

洞察力
どうさつりょく
Noun
Freq #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
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #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
Noun
Freq #35535
1

Anatomy

sinus; cavity; antrum

2

neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)

窩洞
かどう
Noun
Freq #36178
1

Dentistry

dental cavity (due to caries)

虚
空
洞
うろ
うつお
うつほ
うつせ (虚／空)
Noun
Freq #38337
1

hollow; cavity; hole

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

den

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

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.

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