| 堀 | meaning | 'ditch, moat, canal' |
| onyomi | クツ | |
| kunyomi | ほり |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 堀 | ほり | moat, canal |
| 内堀 | うちぼり | inner moat, moat within the castle walls |
| 堀り抜く | ほりぬく | to dig through, to drill into, to excavate |
| 堀り鼠 | ほりねずみ, ホリネズミ | pocket gopher |
| 堀川 | ほりかわ | canal |
| 堀江 | ほりえ | canal |
| 堀端 | ほりばた | side of a moat |
| 外堀 | そとぼり | outer moat (castle) |
| 根堀り葉堀り | ねほりはほり | thoroughly, persistently, through-and-through |
| 釣り堀 | つりぼり | fish pond |
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