- 1. [n] hole; opening; orifice; perforation
- 2. [n] pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
- 3. [n] burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
- 4. [n] deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
- 5. [n] gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
- 6. [n] flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
- 7. [n] good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
- 8. [n] upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
- 9. [n] (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) — theatre jargon
- 10. [n] hiding place; hideout (arch)
Kanji in this word
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穴
hole, aperture, slit, cave, denOn: ケツ (ketsu)Kun: あな (ana)
Example Sentences
そして各チームはボールを蹴ってこの穴に通そうと互いに競い合ったのです。
soshite kaku chiimu ha booru wo ketsu tekono ana ni touso uto tagaini kisoi atsu tanodesu .
And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.
ミーティングに穴をあけてしまったことに対し、再度お詫びします。
miiteingu ni ana woaketeshimattakotoni taishi , saido o wabi shimasu .
Let me apologize once again for missing our meeting.