Kanji Details:
- 堀
- Frequency:1285
- Kun: ほり
- On: クツ
- Meaning: ditch, moat, canal
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 堀 ほり moat, canal 堀江 ほりえ canal 堀川 ほりかわ canal 外堀 そとぼり outer moat (castle) 内堀 うちぼり inner moat, moat within the castle walls 釣り堀 つりぼり fish pond 堀端 ほりばた side of a moat 堀り抜く ほりぬく to dig through, to drill into, to excavate 根堀り葉堀り ねほりはほり thoroughly, persistently, through-and-through 堀り鼠 ほりねずみ, ホリネズミ pocket gopher