Kanji
堀
kanji character
ditch
moat
canal
堀 kanji-堀 ditch, moat, canal
堀
Meaning
ditch moat and canal
Readings
Kun'yomi
- ほり moat
- ほり かわ canal
- ほり え canal
On'yomi
- くつ
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/11
Related Entries
Component Analysis
Common Words
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堀 moat, fosse, canal... -
根 堀 り葉 堀 りinquisitively, pryingly, nosily... -
堀 川 canal -
堀 江 canal -
外 堀 outer moat (of a castle) -
内 堀 inner moat, moat within the castle walls -
釣 堀 fish pond (artificially stocked), fishing pond -
堀 端 side of a moat -
釣 り堀 fish pond (artificially stocked), fishing pond -
堀 り返 すto dig up, to turn up, to tear up... -
堀 り出 し物 (lucky) find, bargain, good buy... -
堀 割 canal, waterway, ditch -
堀 切 man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle), artificial trench, moat -
堀 り鼠 pocket gopher -
堀 割 りcanal, waterway, ditch -
空 堀 dry moat -
竪 堀 ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope -
縦 堀 ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope -
堀 切 りman-made water channel (e.g. round a castle), artificial trench, moat -
横 堀 moat, horizontal trench -
深 堀 digging deeply (below the surface), mining deep, probing deeply (issue... -
堀 り抜 くto dig through, to drill into, to excavate -
堀 散 らすto dig up messily -
堀 り割 りcanal, waterway, ditch -
堀 りつくすto work out (a mine), to exhaust (vein of ore) -
用 水 堀 irrigation ditch -
芋 堀 りdigging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing), country bumpkin, yokel -
深 堀 りdigging deeply (below the surface), mining deep, probing deeply (issue... -
小 堀 流 kobori, swimming while wearing armor -
穴 堀 梟 burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)