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窟: cave

cave; den
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 8 words here

Readings

On
クツ・コツ
Kun
いわや・いはや・あな

Always read くつ in compounds (洞窟, 巣窟); 窟 alone is not used. Look-alike: 掘 (ほる, dig).

Key words

洞窟どうくつcave
巣窟そうくつden; haunt
石窟せっくつrock-cut cave
魔窟まくつden of vice

Example sentences

In summer vacation, my family explored a cave by the sea.

That old warehouse seems to have become a den for bad company.

Rock-cut caves carved with Buddha statues line the mountainside.

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