This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケツ、あな
Romaji: ketsu, ana
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: けな、しし、な
Romaji: kena, shishi, na
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Romaji

Meanings

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  116
Frequency:  1366
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-3-2
Korean Reading:  hyeol
Chinese Reading:  xue2
Unicode:  7a74
JIS:  376A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2159
Nelson Index: 3313
New Nelson Index: 4187
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m2.2
Four Corner Index: 3080.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 849
Gakken Index: 1201
Japanese Names Index: 158
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25406
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0639
Remembering the kanji Index: 1316
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1595
Kodansha Compact Index: 1450
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 860
Kanji in Context Index: 1122
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1366
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1852
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1326
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1413
Essential Kanji Index: 984
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2682
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 762
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 834

Words

(けつ)
ass; arse; buttocks; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole; notch
横穴 (よこあな、おうけつ)
cave; tunnel
竪穴 (たてあな)
pit; shaft
落とし穴 (おとしあな)
pitfall; trap; pit
風穴 (かざあな、かぜあな)
air hole; windhole; ventilator
(あな)
hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); pit (of a theater); hiding place; underbelly (of society, etc.)
穴埋め (あなうめ)
filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc.); stopgap; temporary measure; covering up a deficit; making up for something (e.g. one's mistake)
洞穴 (どうけつ、ほらあな)
cave; den; grotto
大穴 (おおあな)
large hole; great deficit; heavy losses; big and unexpected winnings; a killing (e.g. on a race); dark horse (horse racing)
風穴 (ふうけつ)
cave from which cold wind blows
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