そと
外
ぼり
堀
　
が
う
埋
　
ま
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to be clear of obstacles in the way of one's objective.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そと
外
ぼり
堀
　
が
う
埋
　
ま
　
る
 外堀が埋まる そとぼりがうまる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

outside
ガイ　そと　はず.す (2nd, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
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)
bury, be filled up, embedded
う.める　マイ　うず.める (8th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)