漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
堀: ditch, moat
Also: canal
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
土 carries the meaning · 屈 gives the sound
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ほりhori · kun'yomi · on its own
- 堀ほりmoat; fosse
- 堀江ほりえcanal
- 堀川ほりかわcanal
- 外堀そとぼりouter moat (of a castle)
- 内堀うちぼりinner moat; moat within the castle walls
- 堀端ほりばたside of a moat
Also read クツ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · kū
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin kū most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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