おとしあな

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おとしあな – see the following entry.

[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.)