穴 (Ana) is a Japanese noun meaning “hole, opening, orifice, perforation”.
Meanings
- nounhole; opening; orifice; perforation
- nounpit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
- nounburrow; den; lair; holt; hole
- noundeficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
- noungap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
- nounflaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
Examples
彼は穴を掘った。
He dug a hole.
彼は庭に穴を掘った。
He dug a hole in the garden.
その穴をふさごうよ。
Let's plug up the hole.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).