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堀: moat

moat; ditch
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 6 words here

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ほり

堀(ほり) "moat", also a surname. ぼり after another word: 外堀(そとぼり) "outer moat", 内堀(うちぼり), 釣り堀(つりぼり) "fishing pond".

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Key words

堀ほりmoat; ditch
外堀そとぼりouter moat
内堀うちぼりinner moat
空堀からぼりdry moat
釣り堀つりぼりfishing pond

Example sentences

There is a wide moat around the castle.

The enemy first filled in the outer moat and then attacked the castle.

Cherry petals were floating on the surface of the inner moat.

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