| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 穴 | あな | hole; deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy, opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); pit (of a theater); hiding place; underbelly (of society, etc.) |
| 穴埋め | あなうめ | filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form, etc.) |
| 落とし穴 | おとしあな | pitfall, trap, pit |
| 風穴 | ふうけつ | cave from which cold wind blows |
| 墓穴 | ぼけつ, はかあな | grave, specifically the hole in the ground |
| 横穴 | よこあな, おうけつ | cave, tunnel |
| 抜け穴 | ぬけあな | loophole |
| 大穴 | おおあな | large hole; great deficit, heavy losses; big and unexpected winnings, a killing (e.g. on a race); dark horse (horse racing) |
| 穴 | けつ | ass, arse, buttocks; rear, end; acupuncture point |
| 穴熊 | あなぐま, アナグマ | badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles) |
