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窟
窟
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Grade 8

Meanings

cavern

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
クツ
コツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いわや
いはや
あな

Common Words

理屈
りくつ
理窟
Noun
Freq #3442
1

theory; reason; logic

Examples
彼はその理屈がわからないほどばかではない。
He is too wise not to see the reason.
2

(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext

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.
屁理屈
へりくつ
Noun
Freq #19122
1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

Examples
屁理屈ばかり並べて、お前の言ってること全然筋が通ってないよ。
All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it.
偏屈
へんくつ
偏窟
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #22440
1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped; bigoted; eccentric

Examples
偏屈な奴とまともに話し合っても無駄だ。
It is useless to reason with a bigot.
巣窟
そうくつ
Noun
Freq #22667
1

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

岩屋
石屋
窟
いわや
Noun
Freq #33426
1

cavern; grotto

やぐら
矢倉
岩倉
窟
谷倉
矢蔵
屋蔵
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #35690
1

Historical term

caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

魔窟
まくつ
Noun
Freq #44929
1

den of vice; rogue's den

2

brothel; red-light district

3

Colloquial

cluttered room

貧民窟
ひんみんくつ
Noun
Freq #54820
1

slum

岩窟
巌窟
がんくつ
Noun
Freq #67417
1

cave; cavern

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