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堀

ditch
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingクツ
Kun readingほり
Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ditchRtK
  2. moat
  3. canal
RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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moat · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · yield · flag (方) · exit

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1142

Compound words

芋堀りいもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
外堀そとぼり
outer moat (of a castle)
堀り抜くほりぬく
to dig through
根堀り葉堀りねほりはほり
inquisitively
堀り鼠ホリネズミ
pocket gopher
堀散らすほりちらす
to dig up messily
堀川ほりかわ
canal
内堀うちぼり
inner moat

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Kanji JLPTN5 KanjiN4 KanjiN3 KanjiN2 KanjiN1 Kanji
Verbs JLPTN5 VerbsN4 VerbsN3 VerbsN2 VerbsN1 Verbs
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