Memory phrase for the Kanji: 穴

穴

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Meaning hole, cavity, pit, slit

Pronunciation

KETSU
ana

Explanation

Top: roof 宀 as a cover, below: eight 八 (here: a narrowing path)

Mnemonic
 
It is covered and a narrowing path leads into it: the hole or cavity.

Radicals

穴 OpeningAlso: hole, cavity, cavern - It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the hole / cave.
宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
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 Vocabulary

穴 あな  (col) ass, arse, buttocks
節穴 ふしあな  knothole
穴 けつ  hole

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