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環濠: (circular) moat

環濠かんごう kangou

(circular) moat
History & religion

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Example sentences

Remains of a Yayoi-period moated settlement were excavated.

A kangō shūraku is a village with a deep ditch, called a kangō, dug all around it.

From the lesson 吉野ヶ里遺跡

The village was protected by a double moat.

From the lesson 吉野ヶ里遺跡

Inside the moat there was a fence, and watchtowers are also thought to have stood there.

From the lesson 吉野ヶ里遺跡

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