横穴

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
よこ
Grade: 3
あな
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
橫穴 (kyūjitai)

Noun[edit]

(よこ)(あな) (yokoana

  1. cave
    • 1948, 海野十三, 恐竜島:
      この噴火口(ふんかこう)のとちゅうにおいて、横穴(よこあな)があって、それが(そと)まで()けて、()(ひかり)がさしこんでいるのであろうと、(だれ)もが(おも)った。
      Kono funkakō no tochū ni oite, yokoana ga atte, sore ga soto made nukete, hi no hikari ga sashikondeiru no de arō to, daremo ga omotta.
      Everyone thought that somewhere in this crater there would be a cave leading to the surface with sunlight shining through it.