字の旅2,200 years in two forms
Small seal · QinQin · 221 BCE說文‧穴部
Small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Nature & Elements
穴
穴 hole, cave
あな ana
5 strokesRadical of 1 kanjiPart of 9
Your ink in 穴0% painted · 0 of 1 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Pictogram (象形)—possibly an entrance to a cave or a door flap. A conservative version is 𠕉.
Source: Wiktionary, 穴 (rev. 92541811), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cozy cave carved into a hillside. The sturdy roof keeps the rain out, and the opening below is where you crawl inside for safety. This character represents any kind of hole, pit, or hollow space in the world.”
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Every kanji with 穴 as its radical
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 1 kanji