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窟 means 'cavern'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2050   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-39    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 23 words   Used in 60 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   クツ cavern
Additional readings
On    コツ
Kun    いはや   いわや   あな
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Caves are meant for exploring, so it's fitting that 窟 as "cave" will prompt us to investigate unusual topics such as Chinese and French literature, a miscarriage of justice in Japan, and Spanish cave paintings. As "den," 窟 provides a walk on the wild side that includes yakuza hangouts, opium dens, and brothels! Also find out how the Japanese have used caves as tombs, temples, and shrines.
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⿱  穴 hole  屈 yield  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 窟 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 窟 is used 18 times, read 3 ways.
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いわや : 2 words FIND ALL
inside of a cave
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あな : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
cave bear (extinct, Ursus spelaeus)  (often written with kana only)
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クツ : 15 words FIND ALL
ど う く つ 0
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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An additional one less common word includes 窟 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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窟
クツ cavern   
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穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
屈
クツ    yield   
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尸
corpse
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
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