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Kotomora

窩

cave, pouch

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カ
  • ワ

Kun'yomi

  • むろ

Meaning

窩 centers on a hollow space or enclosure: a cave, a pouch, or any small cavity that holds or shelters something.

Most common words using 窩

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  • 眼窩がんか

    orbit; eye socket

  • 山窩さんか

    group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka

  • 腋窩えきか

    armpit; axilla

  • ダグラス窩ダグラスか

    pouch of Douglas; rectouterine pouch

  • 中心窩ちゅうしんか

    fovea centralis

  • 口底蜂窩織炎こうていほうかしきえん

    phlegmon in floor of oral cavity; Ludwig's angina

  • 燕窩えんか

    swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

  • 直腸子宮窩ちょくちょうしきゅうか

    rectouterine pouch; pouch of Douglas

  • 眼窩底がんかてい

    orbital floor (thin bone floor of eye socket)

  • 私窩子しかし

    prostitute; harlot

  • 窩洞かどう

    dental cavity (due to caries)

  • 窩縁かえん

    cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)

  • 胃小窩いしょうか

    gastric pits

  • 腋窩動脈えきかどうみゃく

    axillary artery; arteria axillaris

  • 腋窩腺えきかせん

    axillary gland

  • 腺窩炎せんかえん

    cryptitis

  • 膝窩しっか

    popliteal fossa; popliteal space; area behind the knee

  • 膝窩動脈しつかどうみゃく

    popliteal artery

  • 膝窩静脈しつかじょうみゃく

    popliteal vein

  • 蜂窩ほうか

    beehive; hive; honeycomb

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Study

Etymology

窩 combines 穴 (hole, cavity) with 咼, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a hollow or curved shape. The exact historical development of 咼 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 穴 is a hole or cave, and the bottom 咼 looks like a pouch with something inside. Picture a cave that doubles as a pouch, holding hidden treasures.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, imagine a car parked inside a cave: car -> カ, and the cave shelters it like a pouch.