【ほり】

Frequency rank: 13,270. – 13,306.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. moat; fosse
  2. canal; ditch
Forms
  • 【ほり】Frequency rank: 13,270. – 13,306.
  • 【ほり】Frequency rank: 44,487. – 45,255.
  • 【ほり】Frequency rank: 35,666. – 36,081.
  • ほり
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. moat; fosse
    2. This refers to a deep, broad ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, traditionally used for defense purposes. These structures were often filled with water to hinder attackers.
    There was a large moat around the castle.
    When enemies approached, they filled the moat with water to strengthen their defenses.
  2. canal; ditch
    3. This meaning refers to a man-made waterway for navigation or irrigation, or a small channel for draining or carrying water. It can also denote a slight groove or trench that channels water or other materials.
    That ditch is a canal used to draw water to the rice fields.
    I dug a small ditch in the ground to let the water flow.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to dig a moatto cross a moatみずぼり水堀water-filled moatin the moataround the moatto defend the moatto have a moatsunken hearth (with a moat in some traditional settings)castle moatto fill the moat with water
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