穴 (ana) means “hole” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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庭に小さな穴があります。niwa ni chii sa na ana ga a ri ma su

There is a small hole in the yard.

紙に穴を開けて、ひもを通します。kami ni ana o a ke te hi mo o tō shi ma su

I make a hole in the paper and thread a string through it.

Describes an empty space formed within or through something, often allowing passage or the insertion of an object.

空洞kūdō: An enclosed empty space inside a solid object.
くぼみkubomi: A hollow area that sinks below the surrounding surface.

物の内部や地面などにできた、周囲を囲まれた空間や通り抜けられる開口部。mono no nai bu ya ji men na do ni de ki ta shū i o kako ma re ta kū kan ya tō ri nu ke ra re ru kai kō bu

穴 (ana, "hole") is a native Japanese noun, attested in Old Japanese as ana and later written with the kanji 穴, meaning "cavity" or "hole".

For a damaged shirt, 穴があいている (ana ga aite iru) describes its condition, while 穴をあける (ana o akeru) describes the act that creates the opening.