洞 (cave, den, excavation) - Kanji Codex

洞

cave, den, excavation

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ドウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ほら

Nanori (名乗り)

とう

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:1

Frequency:1618

Vocabulary

ドウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
空洞	クウドウ	cavity; hollow; cave; cavern; hollow
洞察	ドウサツ	discernment; insight
鍾乳洞	ショウニュウドウ	limestone cave; limestone cavern
洞窟	ドウクツ	cave; cavern; grotto
洞穴	ドウケツ	cave; cavern; den; grotto

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
洞	ほら	hollow; cavity; hole; cave
洞くつ	どうくつ	cave; cavern; grotto
洞穴	ほらあな	cave; cavern; den; grotto
洞ろ	うつろ	cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.); empty (words, heart, etc.)
石灰洞	せっかいどう	limestone cave

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