穴
ケツ
あな
hole; aperture; slit; cave; den
Words
甌穴
おうけつ かめあな
- giant's kettle; giant's cauldron; pothole n geol
穴あきチーズ
あなあきチーズ
- cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal) n
穴狙い
あなねらい
- aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse) n
馬鹿穴
ばかあな
- clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through) n
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず
こけつにいらずんばこじをえず こけつにいらずんばこしをえず
- nothing ventured, nothing gained; you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den exp proverb