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壕 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
コウ・ゴウこう・ごう · kō · gō
Kun
ほりhori
Meaning
trench; moat

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth with 豪 as phonetic: a ditch dug out of the ground — a trench.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 防空壕ぼうくうごう

    air-raid shelter

  • 塹壕ざんごう

    trench

More words with this kanji

  • 塹壕戦ざんごうせん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

戦時(せんじ)中(ちゅう)は防空(ぼうくう)壕(ごう)に逃(に)げ込(こ)んだ。

During the war people took refuge in air-raid shelters.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

塹壕防空壕防空壕壕塹trench空sky防to pre…圭ceremo…坐sit坤earth坦level尭high弘vast叩strike亙extend…亘extend…宏wide
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Compound

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