落穴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
落	穴
おと(し) Grade: 3	あな Grade: 6
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 落穴 – see the following entry.

【落おとし穴あな】 [noun] [from early 1200s] a pit trap or snare [noun] [from late 1600s] a hole in the top of a box or other container for dropping things in [noun] [from early 1700s] (figuratively) a deliberate ploy to deceive someone into a bad situation: a deliberate pitfall [noun] [from early 1900s] (figuratively) an unknown pitfall, a non-deliberate hidden risk Alternative spelling 落し穴

(This term, 落穴, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)