おとしあな

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おとしあな – see the following entry.
【落とし穴】
[noun] [from early 1200s] a pit trap or snare
[noun] [from late 1600s] a hole in the top of a box or other container for dropping things in
[noun] [from early 1700s] (figuratively) a deliberate ploy to deceive someone into a bad situation: a deliberate pitfall
[noun] [from early 1900s] (figuratively) an unknown pitfall, a non-deliberate hidden risk
Alternative spellings
落穴, 落し穴, 臽
(This term, おとしあな (otoshiana), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おとしあな, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おとしあな.)
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