堀 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「土」
道準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「土」
- On
- クツ
- Kun
- ほり
- Meaning
- moat; ditch
Origin
土 "earth" with 屈: a channel dug into earth — a moat, a ditch.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ほり | 堀・外堀・釣堀 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 外堀そとぼり
outer moat
- 堀端ほりばた
edge of a moat
Example
城の外堀を歩いた。
I walked along the castle's outer moat.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)