| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 塚穴 | つかあな | grave |
| 墓穴 | ぼけつ, はかあな | grave, specifically the hole in the ground |
| 抜け穴 | ぬけあな | loophole |
| 横穴 | よこあな, おうけつ | cave, tunnel |
| 洞穴 | どうけつ, ほらあな | cave, den, grotto |
| 穴 | けつ | ass, arse, buttocks; rear, end; acupuncture point |
| 穴倉 | あなぐら | cellar |
| 穴埋め | あなうめ | filling in gaps, filling in blanks (in a form, etc.) |
| 穴熊 | あなぐま, アナグマ | badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles) |
| 穴窯 | あながま | very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill |
| 落とし穴 | おとしあな | pitfall, trap, pit |
| 虎穴 | こけつ | tiger's den, jaws of death, dangerous place |
| 風穴 | ふうけつ | cave from which cold wind blows |