This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: クツ、ほり
Romaji: kutsu, hori
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ほっ
Romaji: ho
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Meanings

ditch, moat, canal

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  1285
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  gul
Chinese Reading:  jue2
Unicode:  5800
JIS:  4B59

Indexes

Halpern Index: 467
Nelson Index: 1095
New Nelson Index: 1036
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b8.11
Four Corner Index: 4717.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1824
Gakken Index: 941
Japanese Names Index: 1847
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5205
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0199
Remembering the kanji Index: 1062
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1154
Kodansha Compact Index: 378
Kanji in Context Index: 1260
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 342
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 423
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1071
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1142
Essential Kanji Index: 1837
Kodansha Kanji Index: 561
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1476
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1417

Words

(ほり)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
堀川 (ほりかわ)
canal
空堀 (からぼり)
dry moat
横堀 (よこぼり)
moat; horizontal trench
堀割 (ほりわり)
canal; waterway; ditch
堀江 (ほりえ)
canal
外堀 (そとぼり)
outer moat (castle)
内堀 (うちぼり)
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
堀切り (ほりきり)
man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moat
堀り鼠 (ほりねずみ、ホリネズミ)
pocket gopher
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