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穴 = 八 + 宀
穴 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hole”. It is built from 八 (eight) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1413. It appears as a component in 14 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- hole
- RTK frame
- 1413
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケツ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- あな
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- отверстие
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 穴 cave
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 穴
- 窓 window
- 空 empty
- 突 stab
- 究 research
- 窒 plug up
- 窃 stealth
- 窟 cavern
- 窪 depression
- 窯 kiln
- 窮 hard up
- 窺 peep
- 窄 tight
- 穿 drill
- 竃 kitchen stove
How to find 穴 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eight” + “roof”. 穴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 穴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.