洞穴

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

洞穴

  1. cave; cavern; grotto

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らあな [hòrááná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɾa̠ːna̠]

Noun

(ほら)(あな) • (horaana) 

  1. cave

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーけつ [dòókétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːke̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

(どう)(けつ) • (dōketsu) 

  1. cave
Synonyms

References

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