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RTK / HeisigFrame #1413

hole

Lv 9

Strokes: 5

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Grade 6

Meanings

hole RTKCave

Community Mnemonic

691 votes

A black hole is a "House of Infinity". Infinity is of course represented by a sideways "8", but here we have a Japanese "8" instead.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

けつ

Kun'yomi

あな

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