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Kanji Detail for 堀 - "moat, canal, ditch"

堀

  • Meaning

    堀 means "moat, canal, ditch."

    1. Moat - A defensive water channel around a structure.

    2. Canal - An artificial waterway.

    3. Ditch - A trench dug in the ground.

  • Words using 堀

    • 堀江 ほりえ Listen canal
    • 堀川 ほりかわ Listen canal

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    • Verified meaning: moat, canal, ditch
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おり, ほり, ぼり, ほりずみ)

    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 堀

    Surnames 堀(おり)Listen 堀(ほり)Listen 堀(ぼり)Listen 堀(ほりずみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ditch; moat; canal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cave, hole

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    cave; hole

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cave, hole

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kutsu(クツ) クツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hori(ほり) ほり

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    moat canal ditch cave hole channel defense defensive drainage dug embankment excavation fortification protection security waterway

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