暗あん穴けつ

noun

dark hole; dark pit

Literal meaning: a hole or pit that is dark. Can be used figuratively for a dark, unknown place or situation.

• 洞どう窟くつの奥おくには深ふかい暗あん穴けつが口くちを開あけていた。

  Deep in the cave, a dark hole gaped open.

noun

idiot; fool

Slang or derogatory term for a stupid person, likening them to a dark, empty hole. Rare and possibly archaic.

• あいつは本ほん当とうに暗あん穴けつだな。

  That guy is a real idiot.

noun

road taken by a Chinese ajari monk fleeing Emperor Xuanzong's wrath

Historical abbreviation of 闇穴道 (あんけつどう), referring to a specific escape route used by a Buddhist monk in 8th-century China. Very rare, specialized term.

See also: 闇穴道

• 「暗あん穴けつ」は、玄げん宗そう皇こう帝ていの怒いかりを買かった僧そうが通とおった道みちを指さす歴れき史し用よう語ごだ。

  "Anketsu" is a historical term for the road taken by a monk who incurred Emperor Xuanzong's wrath.