堀

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

ditch, moat, canal

Kun'yomi
  • ほり
    		moat ②canal
On'yomi
  • クツ
Nanori
  • ほっ

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほり 96.6%
ほっ 3.4%

Character Breakdown

ditch, moat, canal
ほり　ほっ　クツ (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
yield, bend, flinch
クツ　くっ　かが.む (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
exit, leave, go out
で.る　だ.す　シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

ほり
堀
moat ②canal
つ
釣
　
り
ぼり
堀
fish pond (artificially stocked)
そと
外
ぼり
堀
outer moat (of a castle)
ほり
堀
かわ
川
canal
うち
内
ぼり
堀
inner moat
ほり
堀
え
江
canal
ほり
堀
ち
散
　
ら
　
す
to dig up messily
ほり
堀
わり
割
canal
ほり
堀
ばた
端
side of a moat
から
空
ぼり
堀
dry moat
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References

Unicode hex code 5800
JIS X 0208 1-43-57
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1071
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b8.11
Four corner code 4717.2
De Roo Code 1476