Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2052 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly

Kunyomi: あな

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: child, seed

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コウシ Confucius

隙率 コウゲキリツ porosity

ドウコウ pupil (of the eye)

サイコウ pore, small cavity, puncture

クジャク peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

コウシ Confucius

Kunyomi Examples

あな hole, opening, perforation, pit, hollow, hole (in the ground, etc.), burrow, den, lair, holt, hole, deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, well-kept secret place, upset victory (with a large payoff), pit (of a theater), hiding place, hideout, underbelly (of society, etc.)

巣穴 すあな nesting hole, burrow, den

おとあな tone hole