SuGoiSuす語彙す壕
壕: trench
trench; moat; shelter
17 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
コウ・ゴウ
Kunほり
On-yomi ゴウ in 塹壕 and 防空壕; alone 壕 is ほり (moat), more often written 堀.
Key words
塹壕ざんごうtrench
防空壕ぼうくうごうair-raid shelter
外壕そとぼりouter moat
壕ほりmoat
Example sentences
空襲警報が鳴り、家族みんなで防空壕に逃げ込んだ。
When the air-raid siren sounded, the whole family ran into the shelter.
兵士たちは冷たい雨の中、塹壕で夜を明かした。
The soldiers spent the night in a trench in the cold rain.
城の外壕に沿って歩くと、古い石垣が見えてきた。
Walking along the castle's outer moat, we came upon an old stone wall.