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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

石灰洞

see styles
 sekkaidou / sekkaido
    せっかいどう
limestone cave

秋吉洞

see styles
 akiyoshidou / akiyoshido
    あきよしどう
(place-name) Akiyoshi Cave

穴ぐら

see styles
 anagura
    あなぐら
cellar; cave; hole in the ground

莫高窟

see styles
mò gāo kū
    mo4 gao1 ku1
mo kao k`u
    mo kao ku
 bakkoukutsu / bakkokutsu
    ばっこうくつ
Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
(place-name) Mogao Caves (China); Thousand Buddha Grottoes; Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
Mugao Cave

蒼龍窟


苍龙窟

see styles
cāng lóng kū
    cang1 long2 ku1
ts`ang lung k`u
    tsang lung ku
 sōryū kutsu
The cave of the azure or green dragon, where it lies curled over the talismanic pearl, which only a hero can obtain.

藏經洞


藏经洞

see styles
cáng jīng dòng
    cang2 jing1 dong4
ts`ang ching tung
    tsang ching tung
the Library Cave, a sealed cave (Cave 17) in the Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1], where thousands of manuscripts were discovered in 1900

鍾乳洞

see styles
 shounyuudou / shonyudo
    しょうにゅうどう
limestone cave; limestone cavern; limestone grotto; (place-name) Shounyūdou

鐘乳洞

see styles
 shounyuudou / shonyudo
    しょうにゅうどう
limestone cave; limestone cavern; limestone grotto; (place-name) Shounyūdou

阿難陀


阿难陀

see styles
ē nán tuó
    e1 nan2 tuo2
o nan t`o
    o nan to
 ananda
    あなんだ
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
(person) Ananda (disciple of Gautama Buddha)
Ānanda, 阿難; intp. by 歡喜 Joy; son of Droṇodana-rāja, and younger brother of Devadatta; he was noted as the most learned disciple of Buddha and famed for hearing and remembering his teaching, hence is styled 多聞; after the Buddha's death he is said to have compiled the sutras in the Vaibhāra cave, v. 畢, where the disciples were assembled in Magadha. He is reckoned as the second patriarch. Ānandabhadra and Ānandasāgara are generally given as two other Ānandas, but this is uncertain.

須彌山


须弥山

see styles
xū mí shān
    xu1 mi2 shan1
hsü mi shan
 Shumisen
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
Sumeru

めり込む

see styles
 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink into; to cave in

僧伽難提


僧伽难提

see styles
sēng qien án tí
    seng1 qien2 an2 ti2
seng qien an t`i
    seng qien an ti
 Sōgyanandai
Saṅghanandi, a prince of Śrāvastī, lived in a cave, was discovered by Rāhulata, became the sixteenth patriarch.

天の岩戸

see styles
 amanoiwato
    あまのいわと
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave

奥ふかい

see styles
 okufukai
    おくふかい
(adjective) (1) profound; deep; (2) deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

引っこむ

see styles
 hikkomu
    ひっこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to draw back; to sink; to cave in; (2) to be set back (e.g. from a road); (3) to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

引っ込む

see styles
 hikkomu
    ひっこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to draw back; to sink; to cave in; (2) to be set back (e.g. from a road); (3) to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

御竃蟋蟀

see styles
 okamakoorogi
    おかまこおろぎ
(kana only) camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket

御竈蟋蟀

see styles
 okamakoorogi
    おかまこおろぎ
(kana only) camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket

托拉博拉

see styles
tuō lā bó lā
    tuo1 la1 bo2 la1
t`o la po la
    to la po la
Tora Bora, cave complex in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan

洞窟壁画

see styles
 doukutsuhekiga / dokutsuhekiga
    どうくつへきが
cave painting

洞窟潜水

see styles
 doukutsusensui / dokutsusensui
    どうくつせんすい
cave diving

減り込む

see styles
 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink into; to cave in

溶岩洞穴

see styles
 youganhoraana / yoganhorana
    ようがんほらあな
lava cave

滅り込む

see styles
 merikomu
    めりこむ
(irregular kanji usage) (v5m,vi) to sink into; to cave in

目支鄰陀


目支邻陀

see styles
mù zhī lín tuó
    mu4 zhi1 lin2 tuo2
mu chih lin t`o
    mu chih lin to
 Mokushirinda
(or 目脂鄰陀 or 目眞鄰陀) ; 目支鄰; 牟眞鄰陀; 母眞鄰那 (or 母止鄰那) ; 文眞鄰陀; 摩訶目支鄰陀. Mucilinda, or Mahāmucilinda. A nāga or dragon king who dwelt in a lake near a hill and cave of this name, near Gayā, where Śākyamuni sat absorbed for seven days after his enlightenment, protected by this nāga-king.

空洞無物


空洞无物

see styles
kōng dòng wú wù
    kong1 dong4 wu2 wu4
k`ung tung wu wu
    kung tung wu wu
empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance; nothing new to show

空穴來風


空穴来风

see styles
kōng xué lái fēng
    kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1
k`ung hsüeh lai feng
    kung hsüeh lai feng
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)

胎内潜り

see styles
 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

落ち窪む

see styles
 ochikubomu
    おちくぼむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to sink in; to cave in

アオギハゼ

see styles
 aogihaze
    アオギハゼ
blue-striped cave goby (Trimma tevegae); blue-striped dwarfgoby; cave pygmy-goby

カマドウマ

see styles
 kamadouma / kamadoma
    カマドウマ
(kana only) camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket

Variations:
岩窟
巌窟

 gankutsu
    がんくつ
cave; cavern

Variations:
窪む
凹む

 kubomu
    くぼむ
(v5m,vi) to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

Variations:
竃馬
竈馬

 kamadouma; kamadouma / kamadoma; kamadoma
    かまどうま; カマドウマ
(kana only) camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket

胎内くぐり

see styles
 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

Variations:
落盤
落磐

 rakuban
    らくばん
(n,vs,vi) cave-in

サウスケーブ

see styles
 sausukeebu
    サウスケーブ
(place-name) South Cave

ホラアナグマ

see styles
 horaanaguma / horanaguma
    ホラアナグマ
(kana only) cave bear (extinct, Ursus spelaeus)

オカマコオロギ

see styles
 okamakoorogi
    オカマコオロギ
(kana only) camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket

オヨギベニハゼ

see styles
 oyogibenihaze
    オヨギベニハゼ
yellow cave goby (Trimma taylori, species found in Indo-Pacific waters); cave dwarfgoby; yellow-speckled pygmy-goby

Variations:
ケーブ
ケイブ

 keebu; keibu / keebu; kebu
    ケーブ; ケイブ
cave

因陀羅勢羅窶詞


因陀罗势罗窭词

see styles
yīn tuó luó shì luó jù cí
    yin1 tuo2 luo2 shi4 luo2 ju4 ci2
yin t`o lo shih lo chü tz`u
    yin to lo shih lo chü tzu
 Indara seira kushi
因陀羅世羅求訶; 因陀羅窟; 因沙舊 Indraśailaguhā; explained by 帝釋石窟 Indra's cave; also by 蛇神山 the mountain of the snake god, also by 小孤石山 the mountain of small isolated peaks located near Nālandā, where on the south crag of the west peak is a rock cave, broad but not high, which Śākyamuni frequently visited. Indra is said to have written forty-two questions on stone, to which the Buddha replied.

Variations:
窪まる
凹まる

 kubomaru
    くぼまる
(v5r,vi) (rare) (See 窪む) to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

ケイブダイビング

see styles
 keibudaibingu / kebudaibingu
    ケイブダイビング
cave diving

空穴來風未必無因


空穴来风未必无因

see styles
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
    kong4 xue2 lai2 feng1 wei4 bi4 wu2 yin1
k`ung hsüeh lai feng wei pi wu yin
    kung hsüeh lai feng wei pi wu yin
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

ケイブ・ダイビング

 keibu daibingu / kebu daibingu
    ケイブ・ダイビング
cave diving

Variations:
御竈蟋蟀
御竃蟋蟀

 okamakoorogi; okamakoorogi
    おかまこおろぎ; オカマコオロギ
(kana only) (See 竈馬) camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket

Variations:
洞穴
ほら穴

 horaana(p); douketsu(洞穴) / horana(p); doketsu(洞穴)
    ほらあな(P); どうけつ(洞穴)
cave; cavern; den; grotto

Variations:

奧(sK)

 oku
    おく
(1) inner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest); recesses (e.g. of a cave); heart; end (of a road, garden, etc.); (2) living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; (3) recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart); behind (someone's words); mysteries (of an art)

Variations:
胎内くぐり
胎内潜り

 tainaikuguri
    たいないくぐり
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)

Variations:
落ち窪む
落ちくぼむ

 ochikubomu
    おちくぼむ
(v5m,vi) to sink in; to cave in

ウィンドケーブ国立公園

see styles
 indokeebukokuritsukouen / indokeebukokuritsukoen
    ウィンドケーブこくりつこうえん
(place-name) Wind Cave National Park

マンモスケーブ国立公園

see styles
 manmosukeebukokuritsukouen / manmosukeebukokuritsukoen
    マンモスケーブこくりつこうえん
(place-name) Mammoth Cave National Park

Variations:
穴蔵
穴倉

穴ぐら

 anagura
    あなぐら
cellar; cave; hole in the ground

Variations:
引っ込む
引っこむ

 hikkomu
    ひっこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to draw back; to sink; to cave in; (v5m,vi) (2) to be set back (e.g. from a road); (v5m,vi) (3) to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it

Variations:
空洞
空胴(sK)

 kuudou / kudo
    くうどう
(1) cavity; hollow; cave; cavern; (can be adjective with の) (2) hollow

Variations:
めり込む
減り込む(rK)

 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

Variations:
天の岩戸
天の磐戸(rK)

 amanoiwato
    あまのいわと
(exp,n) {Shinto} Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave

Variations:
奥深い
奥ふかい
奥ぶかい

 okufukai(奥深i, 奥fukai); okubukai(奥深i, 奥bukai)
    おくふかい(奥深い, 奥ふかい); おくぶかい(奥深い, 奥ぶかい)
(adjective) (1) profound; deep; (adjective) (2) deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

Variations:
洞窟
洞くつ(sK)

 doukutsu / dokutsu
    どうくつ
cave; cavern; grotto

Variations:
鍾乳洞
鐘乳洞(iK)

 shounyuudou / shonyudo
    しょうにゅうどう
limestone cave; limestone cavern

Variations:
鍾乳洞
鐘乳洞(sK)

 shounyuudou / shonyudo
    しょうにゅうどう
limestone cave; limestone cavern

Variations:
落ちる
墜ちる
落る(io)

 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way; (v1,vi) (2) to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down; (v1,vi) (3) to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind); (v1,vi) (4) to be inferior (to); to be not as good (as); to fall short (of); (v1,vi) (5) to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.); to come out (of a stain); to fade (of colour); to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.); (v1,vi) (6) to disappear (of excess fat); to become thinner; to become leaner; (v1,vi) (7) to be left out; to be omitted; to be missing; (v1,vi) (8) to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful; (v1,vi) (9) (also written as 堕ちる) to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to sink (so low); (v1,vi) (10) (also written as 堕ちる) to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell); (v1,vi) (11) (See 恋に落ちる,眠りに落ちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (v1,vi) (12) to fall (into someone's hands); to be accepted (of a bid); to be won (of a tender); to be honoured (of a bill); (v1,vi) (13) to fall into (a trap); to fall for (a trick); (v1,vi) (14) to give in; (v1,vi) (15) to confess; to own up; (v1,vi) (16) to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.); to arrive at (in the end); (v1,vi) (17) to leave (a city, castle, etc.); to (be defeated and) flee; (v1,vi) (18) (See 腑に落ちない,胸に落ちる) to sink in; to be accepted (in one's heart); (v1,vi) (19) to fall (to the enemy); to be defeated; (v1,vi) (20) to come in (of money); (v1,vi) (21) to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.); (v1,vi) (22) to pass out (in judo); to fall unconscious; (v1,vi) (23) {comp} to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash; (v1,vi) (24) (slang) to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline; (v1,vi) (25) to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather); (v1,vi) (26) to die (of an animal)

Variations:
ケイブダイビング
ケイブ・ダイビング

 keibudaibingu; keibu daibingu / kebudaibingu; kebu daibingu
    ケイブダイビング; ケイブ・ダイビング
cave diving

Variations:
めり込む
減り込む
滅り込む(iK)

 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

Variations:
めり込む
減り込む(rK)
滅り込む(iK)

 merikomu
    めりこむ
(v5m,vi) to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

Variations:
倒れる
斃れる(sK)
仆れる(sK)
殪れる(sK)

 taoreru
    たおれる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple; (v1,vi) (2) to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away; (v1,vi) (3) to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork); (v1,vi) (4) (occ. written as 斃れる, 仆れる) to die; to be killed; (v1,vi) (5) to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under; (v1,vi) (6) to be defeated (in a game); to lose; (v1,vi) (7) to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

Variations:
奥深い
奥ふかい(sK)
奥ぶかい(sK)
おく深い(sK)

 okufukai; okubukai
    おくふかい; おくぶかい
(adjective) (1) profound; deep; (adjective) (2) deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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