洞どう窟くつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

cave; cavern; grotto

General term for a natural underground hollow or cavity, often with an opening to the surface.

その洞どう窟くつは観かん光こう

客きゃく

に

人にん

気き

が

ある

。

That cave is popular with tourists.

洞どう窟くつの中なかでコウモリを見みつけた。

I found bats inside the cave.

Usage patterns

洞どう窟くつを探たん検けんするto explore a cave
彼かれらは古ふるい洞どう窟くつを探たん検けんした。
They explored an old cave.
洞どう窟くつに住すむto live in a cave
昔むかし、この地ち域いきの人ひと々びとは洞どう窟くつに住すんでいた。
Long ago, people in this region lived in caves.
洞どう窟くつに隠かくれるto hide in a cave
嵐あらしから逃のがれるために洞どう窟くつに隠かくれた。
We hid in a cave to escape the storm.
洞どう窟くつを発はっ見けんするto discover a cave
登と山ざん中ちゅうに新あたらしい洞どう窟くつを発はっ見けんした。
We discovered a new cave while climbing the mountain.

Kanji

洞den, cave, excavation
窟cavern

Related words

洞ほら穴あな
洞窟 typically refers to a large, impressive cavern, while 洞穴 is a more general and casual word for any hollow or small cave-like opening.
鍾しょう乳にゅう洞どう
鍾乳洞 refers specifically to a limestone cave containing stalactites and stalagmites, whereas 洞窟 is the general term for any cave.
岩いわ屋や
洞窟 is the general, scientific word for 'cave', while 岩屋 emphasizes a rock-formed cavern often used as a shelter or hideout.
空くう洞どう
洞窟 refers specifically to a natural cave, whereas 空洞 can describe any hollow space, from a small cavity to a cave-like void.
洞ほら
洞窟 specifically means a cave large enough to enter, while 洞 can refer to any hollow, including small ones like a hollow in a tree.

Don't confuse with

トンネルN4
洞窟 is a naturally formed cave, while トンネル is an artificial passage dug through rock or earth.

Word family

洞どう窟くつ壁へき画が
cave painting
洞どう窟くつ潜せん水すい
cave diving

Written forms

洞どう窟くつUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
洞どうくつUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
どうくつUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 洞 (dō, 'hollow') + 窟 (kutsu, 'cavern'). Both kanji independently mean 'cave' or 'hollow', and the combination reinforces the meaning of a large underground cavity.