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堀: moat

堀ほり hori

moat
JLPT N3World · Places & Terrain

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Example sentences

Aquatic monsters have been released into the moat around the castle.

In the Yayoi period, villages surrounded by moats appeared.

From the lesson 家とムラ

A moat is a deep trench dug in the ground.

From the lesson 家とムラ

Some villages had fences and watchtowers built inside the moat.

From the lesson 家とムラ

The moated villages (kangō shūraku), with ditches dug around them, are thought to have been for defense against enemies.

From the lesson ムラからクニへ

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