堀ほり

ほり hori

moat
canal

noun

Chinese meanings

护城河；沟

Examples

城の周りに堀がある。
There is a moat around the castle.
城堡周围有护城河。
水がその堀を流れる。
Water flows through that canal.
水流经那条沟渠。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('1a3e85188c'); // 堀

{
  "id": "1a3e85188c",
  "word": "堀",
  "reading": "ほり",
  "romaji": "hori",
  "meanings": [
    "moat",
    "canal"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1522060,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "城の周りに堀がある。",
      "en": "There is a moat around the castle."
    },
    {
      "ja": "水がその堀を流れる。",
      "en": "Water flows through that canal."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "dde89df11c511373a45e668c933f8b209490f0e5fc9d286a55042c20eb23b198",
    "meanings": [
      "护城河",
      "沟"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "城の周りに堀がある。",
        "zh": "城堡周围有护城河。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "水がその堀を流れる。",
        "zh": "水流经那条沟渠。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/1a3e85188c",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1522060; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "55141c309597e07b70cb53ba874b415e29f26eac12dc44fc984fded5ab8d1e6a"
  }
}