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堀

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • ditch
  • moat
  • canal

On'yomi (音読み)

  • クツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ほり
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1009
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
土#32 · earth

Components

Common Words

  • 堀ほりNoun
    moat, fosse
  • 堀江ほりえNoun
    canal
  • 堀川ほりかわNoun
    canal
  • 外堀そとぼりNoun
    outer moat (of a castle)
  • 内堀うちぼりNoun
    inner moat, moat within the castle walls
  • 堀端ほりばたNoun
    side of a moat
  • 釣り堀つりぼりNoun
    fish pond (artificially stocked), fishing pond
  • 堀切ほりきりNoun
    man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle), artificial trench, moat

Practice in Kanjiru

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