洞
- Kanji
- 洞
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- cave, cavern
- On'yomi
- ドウ
- Kun'yomi
- ほら
- Strokes
- 9
- Common compounds
洞窟 (どうくつ) cave 洞察 (どうさつ) insight 鍾乳洞 (しょうにゅうどう) limestone cave
- Memory hook
The 'water' radical (氵) on the left, and 'same' (同) on the right. Imagine a cave (洞) with water flowing through it, or water filling a hollow space.