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堀 Kanji meaning "ditch, moat, canal"

Jiten frequency #1865JLPT N1SecondaryKanken Level 準2WaniKani Level 40RTKKLC Volume 8TMW Divine Idol11 strokes

Meanings

ditch, moat, canal

On'yomi

クツ

Kun'yomi

ほり

Reading usage

堀(ほり)moat #19900堀(ほり)川(かわ)canal #61907堀内(ほりない)Horiuchi #62872堀(ほり)江(え)canal #75991堀口(ほりくち)Hokku #84531堀井(わるてる)Horii #84536堀部(ほりべ)Horibe #101445水堀(みずほり)Mizuhori #102748堀(ほり)端(ばた)side of a moat #104071堀北(ほりきた)Horikita #123859

Most common words using this kanji

堀(ほり)moat #19900外(そと)堀(ぼり)outer moat (of a castle) #34984外(そと)堀(ぼり)を埋(う)めるto remove obstacles in the way of one's objective #44246堀田(ほつた)Hotta #49222堀(ほり)川(かわ)canal #61907堀内(ほりない)Horiuchi #62872釣(つ)り堀(ぼり)fish pond (artificially stocked) #69660道頓堀(どうとんぼり)Dōtonbori #71884八丁堀(はっちょうぼり)Hacchōbori #72078堀(ほり)江(え)canal #75991堀口(ほりくち)Hokku #84531堀井(わるてる)Horii #84536内(うち)堀(ぼり)inner moat #85094堀越(ほりこし)Horikoe #90517堀(おり)Ori #98776堀部(ほりべ)Horibe #101445釣(つり)堀(ぼり)fish pond (artificially stocked) #102385水堀(みずほり)Mizuhori #102748小堀(おうほり)Ouhori #103667堀(ほり)端(ばた)side of a moat #104071
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