JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 堀: "ditch, moat, canal"
The kanji 堀 means "ditch, moat, canal". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read クツ in on'yomi and ほり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ditch, moat, canal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1285 of 2,501 |
Common words with 堀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 堀moat; fosse · canal; ditch
- 外堀outer moat (of a castle)
- 堀川canal
- 外堀を埋めるto remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; to fill in the outer moat
- 堀江canal
- 釣り堀fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
- 内堀inner moat; moat within the castle walls
- 空堀dry moat
- 堀端side of a moat
- 堀割canal; waterway; ditch
- 横堀moat; horizontal trench
- 道頓堀川place : Dōtonborigawa
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