Moto 洞: Den; Cave; ExcavationKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Kun'yomi
- ほら
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 47 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ドウ)
- 空洞くうどうcave; hollow
- 洞察どうさつdiscernment; insight
- 洞窟どうくつcavern; cave
- 鍾乳洞しょうにゅうどうlimestone cave; limestone cavern
- 風洞ふうどうwind tunnel
- 台湾小洞燕たいわんしょうどうつばめbrown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola); brown-throated sand martin
- 小洞燕しょうどうつばめsand martin (Riparia riparia)
- 晶洞しょうどうdruse; globular calcium oxalate crystals, often lining a rock cavity
- 晶洞石しょうどうせきgeode
- 樹洞じゅどうtree hollow; hollow in a tree
- 洞察力どうさつりょくinsight; discernment
- 洞性不整脈どうせいふせいみゃくsinus arrhythmia; irregular heartbeat
- 洞房結節どうぼうけっせつsinoatrial node
- 洞毛どうもう(animal) whiskers; vibrissae
- 洞窟潜水どうくつせんすいcave diving
- 洞簫どうしょうdongxiao (Chinese bamboo flute similar to a shakuhachi)
- 洞結節どうけっせつsinus node; sinoatrial node
- 洞見どうけんinsight; discernment
- 洞角どうかくhollow horn; cavicorn
- 洞調律どうちょうりつsinus rhythm
- 洞門どうもんcave entrance; tunnel
- 海食洞かいしょくどうsea cave; marine cave
- 溶岩洞ようがんどうlava tube
- 石灰洞せっかいどうlimestone cave
- 空洞化くうどうかmaking hollow; making meaningless
- 空洞化現象くうどうかげんしょうhollowing-out phenomenon
- 超空洞ちょうくうどうvoid
- 鐘乳洞しょうにゅうどうlimestone cave; limestone cavern
- 雪洞せつどうsnow cave
- 静脈洞じょうみゃくどうvenous sinus; sinus venosus
- 類洞るいどうsinusoid
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 洞ほらhollow; cavity
- 洞穴ほらあなcave; cavern
- 洞が峠をきめこむほらがとうげをきめこむto wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence
- 洞が峠を決め込むほらがとうげをきめこむto wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence
- 洞井守ほらいもりolm (Proteus anguinus)
- 洞窟熊ほらあなぐまcave bear (extinct, Ursus spelaeus)
- 溶岩洞穴ようがんほらあなlava cave
Other readings
- 仙洞御所せんとうごしょpalace of a retired emperor
- 曹洞宗そうとうしゅうSoto school (of Zen Buddhism)
- 曹洞禅そうとうぜんSoto Zen
- 洞ろうつろcavity; hollow
- 洞ヶ峠をきめこむほらがとうげをきめこむto wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence
- 洞ヶ峠を決め込むほらがとうげをきめこむto wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence
- 洞爺湖サミットとうやこサミットG8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit; Hokkaido Toyako G8 summit
- 洞道とうどうservice tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
- 洞鯊うろはぜGlossogobius olivaceus (species of goby)
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