# 穴 — hole

穴 means “hole”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu). Kun'yomi: あな (ana). You'll see it in words such as 穴 (ana, “hole; opening”).

- Meaning: hole
- On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu)
- Kun'yomi: あな (ana)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 穴

Parts: 宀 roof · 八 eight; spreading legs

## Words with 穴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 穴 | あな (ana) | hole; opening |

## Don't confuse it with

[空](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/sky/) · [究](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/research/) · [突](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thrust/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[穴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/) · [丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [壌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/) · [緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/) · [拓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-land/) · [漠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/desert/) · [洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/. Last updated 2026-11-01.