濠

17 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

moat, ditch, canal, Australia

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

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

moat, ditch, canal
ゴウ　ほり (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
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

かん
環
ごう
濠
(circular) moat
ふく
伏
しゃ
射
ごう
濠
sheltered trench
すい
水
ごう
濠
water jump (on a racetrack, etc.) ②moat (around a castle, etc.)
かん
環
ごう
濠
しゅう
集
らく
落
moated settlement (Yayoi period)
オーストラリア
濠太剌利
うん
海
ばち
蜂
くらげ
水母
sea wasp (Chironex fleckeri)
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References

Unicode hex code 6FE0
JIS X 0208 1-25-74
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2720
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3363
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 792
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 975
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2306
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2400
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2610
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18502
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a14.9
Four corner code 3013.2
De Roo Code 351