Chinese

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cave; hole hole; cave
trad. (洞穴)
simp. #(洞穴)

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Noun

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洞穴

  1. cave; cavern; grotto

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ほら
Grade: S
あな
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ほら穴

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Noun

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(ほら)(あな) (horaana

  1. cave

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: S
けつ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

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Noun

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(どう)(けつ) (dōketsu

  1. cave
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN