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Kanji Detail for 壕 - "moat, trench"

壕

  • Meaning

    壕 means "moat, trench."

    1. Moat - A defensive ditch around a castle.

    2. Trench - A fortification channel.

    3. Dugout - An excavated shelter.

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    • Verified meaning: moat, trench
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ほり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 壕

    Surnames 壕(ほり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    trench; dugout; air raid shelter

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    trench, ditch, channel, moat

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    moat; (military) trench

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ditch; trench; channel, moat

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A moat below city walls. Also written as 濠. Also, trenches dug on battlefields are called 壕溝, used for defense and blocking enemies.

  • Onyomi

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    goh(ゴウ) ゴウ

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    hori(ほり) ほり

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    moat trench ditch barrier fortification defense castle embankment excavation military protection warfare

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