Kanji

What does the kanji 洞 mean?

洞 means cave, cavern. On'yomi ドウ. Kun'yomi ほら.

Quick facts
On'yomiドウ
Kun'yomiほら
Strokes9
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ドウKun'yomi ほら
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

cave, cavern

Memory hook

Water (氵) running through the rock frame (冂) and hollowing a mouth (口) — CAVE, GROTTO.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.