抜け穴・抜穴|ぬけあなnukeana[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsecret passage; underground passage
2. nounloophole
   新あたらしい税法ぜいほうは抜け穴ぬけあなだらけです。↗

   The new tax law is full of loopholes.
3. nounhole one can go through; opening

• Synonym逃げ道にげみちNeutralA route for escaping danger, or figuratively a way to dodge responsibility; the emphasis is on getting away, not on a passage.
• Related抜け道ぬけみちNeutralA shortcut side road, also figuratively a way to slip through a gap; 「抜け穴」 centers on a hole you can physically pass through.

Use 「抜け穴」 for a hole you can squeeze through, a secret passage, or a legal loophole, as in 「法の抜け穴」; 「抜け道」 for a side road that bypasses traffic; 「逃げ道」 for an escape route or a way to shift blame.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 通り抜とおりぬけられる穴あな。
2. 他人たにんに知しられていない脱出だっしゅつするための穴あな。
3. うまくのがれるための手段しゅだん。