壕

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

trench, dugout, air raid shelter

Kun'yomi
  • ほり
    		moat ②canal
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • ゴウ
    		moat ②underground air-raid shelter

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウゴウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

trench, dugout, air raid shelter
コウ　ほり (Kentei Pre-1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
overpowering, great, powerful
ゴウ　こう　えら.い (7th, N1)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

ぼう
防
くう
空
ごう
壕
air-raid shelter
ごう
壕
moat ②underground air-raid shelter
ざん
塹
ごう
壕
trench
ごう
壕
あと
跡
remains of a dugout (usu. military)
えん
掩
ごう
壕
cover trench
たい
待
ひ
避
ごう
壕
bomb shelter
ざん
塹
ごう
壕
ねつ
熱
trench fever
ざん
塹
ごう
壕
せん
戦
trench warfare
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References

Unicode hex code 58D5
JIS X 0208 1-25-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1151
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1108
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 966
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 703
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2186
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2301
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2603
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5559
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b14.3
Four corner code 4013.2