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Ditch 堀 クツ ほり ほっ Moat Canal 堀(ほり

Kanji
Onyomi クツ
Kunyomi ほり
Nanori ほっ
English ditch, moat, canal
Examples 堀(ほり): (1) moat; fosse (2) canal; ditch
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1285
Components 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
屈: yield; bend; flinch; submit
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 32
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading つち・つちへん・どへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword ditch
Koohii Story 1 (See dig (#1061)). When soil finally yielded thanks to your digging efforts, what you have is a ditch.
Koohii Story 2 Ditch / trench. The yielding army abandons it´s patch of soil, leaving behind a landscape of ditchs and trenches. Trench warfare.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_nature_landscape

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