【穴】Ana-kanmuri
Commentary on the radical "穴"
Many Kanji with "穴" as a radical are related to a hole, a hole-shaped vessel, the condition of a hole, or the making of a hole.
e.g.
空 → 穴＋ 工
The part of "穴" means a hole.
The part of "工" means to pierce with a chisel or other tool.
The two together represent a hole that has been pierced.
This is how it came to mean empty, futile.
The meaning also changed and it came to represent the sky.
究 → 穴 ＋ 九
The part of "穴" represents a hole.
The part of "九" represents a form that bends over and runs out. It means to exhaust or to master.
Together, the two represent the mastery of a hole.
In general, it is used in the sense of "to master."
List of kanji with "穴" as radical
They are listed in stroke order.
穴 究 空 突 窃 穿 窓 窒 窟 窪 窮 窯 窺
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