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堀

堀 — ditch, moat, canal

On
クツ
Kun
ほり
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 堀

  • 堀ほりmoat; fosseCommon
  • 堀江ほりえcanalCommon
  • 堀川ほりかわcanalCommon
  • 外堀そとぼりouter moat (of a castle)Common
  • 内堀うちぼりinner moat; moat within the castle wallsCommon
  • 釣り堀つりぼりfish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pondCommon
  • 堀端ほりばたside of a moatOccasional
  • 堀散らすほりちらすto dig up messilyRare
  • 用水堀ようすいぼりirrigation ditchRare
  • 外堀を埋めるそとぼりをうめるto remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach…Rare
  • 竪堀たてぼりascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slopeRare
  • 外堀が埋まるそとぼりがうまるto be clear of obstacles in the way of one's objectiveRare
  • 深堀りふかぼりdigging deeply (below the surface); mining deepRare
  • 空堀からぼりdry moatRare
  • 横堀よこぼりmoat; horizontal trenchRare
  • 堀割ほりわりcanal; waterway; ditchRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 17 words that use 堀.

  • 堀 ほり moat; fosse
  • 堀江 ほりえ canal
  • 堀川 ほりかわ canal
  • 外堀 そとぼり outer moat (of a castle)
  • 内堀 うちぼり inner moat; moat within the castle walls

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