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Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #521 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N3 Words

• 衝突   [しょうとつ]
  (n,vs) collision; conflict   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突然   [とつぜん]
  (adj-na,adj-no,adv) abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly; all at once   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 煙突   [えんとつ]
  (n) chimney   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突き当たり   [つきあたり]
  (n) end (e.g. of street)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突き当たる   [つきあたる]
  (v5r) to run into; to collide with   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突く   [つく]
  (v5k) (1) to thrust; to strike; to attack; (2) to poke; to nudge; to pick at   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突っ込む   [つっこむ]
  (v5m) (1) to thrust something into something; (2) to plunge into; to go into deeply; (3) to meddle; to interfere   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 突如   [とつじょ]
  (adv) suddenly; all of a sudden   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突破   [とっぱ]
  (n,vs) breaking through; breakthrough; penetration   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突く   [つつく]
  (v5k) (1) to thrust; to strike; to attack; (2) to poke; to nudge; to pick at   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突っ張る   [つっぱる]
  (v5r) to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 突入   [とつにゅう]
  (n,vs) rushing; breaking into   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突風   [とっぷう]
  (n) squall; sudden gust   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 楯突く   [たてつく]
  (v5k) to oppose; to resist; to defy   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 唐突   [とうとつ]
  (adj-na,n) abrupt; sudden   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 激突   [げきとつ]
  (n,vs) crash into; clash   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突き   [つき]
  (n) a thrust; a pass; a lunge; a stab   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突き刺す   [つきさす]
  (v5s) to stab; to pierce; to thrust   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突き上げる   [つきあげる]
  (v1) to push up; to toss   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突き抜ける   [つきぬける]
  (v1) to pierce through; to break through   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突っ掛ける   [つっかける]
  (v1) to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追突   [ついとつ]
  (n,vs) rear-end collision   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突っ張り   [つっぱり]
  (n) prop; strut; support; bar; thrust   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突貫   [とっかん]
  (n,vs) charge; rush; lightning attack   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突起   [とっき]
  (n) protuberance   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突出   [とっしゅつ]
  (n) projection; protrusion   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 突進   [とっしん]
  (n,vs) rush; charge   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 突 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.