How to say hole in Japanese

JLPTN3
穴★【あなana】孔

noun / suffix noun:

  • hole - also read めど for this sense ➜ 穴が開く
  • 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) - slang ➜ 平土間
  • hiding place - archaism
  • underbelly (of society, etc.) - archaism

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはhaブラウスBURAUSUにni穴をあけたanawoaketa。
She tore a hole in her blouse.
彼女kanojoはhaそのsono穴anaからkara外sotoをwoのぞいたnozoita。
She looked out through the hole.
彼らkareraはha穴anaをwo掘っているhotteiru。
They're digging a hole.
彼kareはha壁kabeのno穴anaをwoふさいだfusaida。
He filled up the hole in the wall.
彼kareはha庭niwaにni穴anaをwo掘ったhotta。
He dug a hole in the garden.

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