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竪堀

縦堀

Reading

Kana: たてぼり
Romaji: tatebori
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope

See also: 横堀 (reading よこぼり)

Kanji

竪
Readings: ジュ、 たて、 た.てる、 こども
Meanings: length, height, warp
堀
Readings: クツ、 ほり
Meanings: ditch, moat, canal
縦
Readings: ジュウ、 たて
Meanings: vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward