ほり
堀
き
切
　
り

noun

Archaism.
  1. man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle), artificial trench, moat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほり
堀
き
切
　
り
 堀切り ほりきり
ほり
堀
きり
切
 堀切 ほりきり

Contained Kanji 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)
cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る　セツ　サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)