堀
堀

ditch, moat, canal

11 strokesFrequency 1,285JLPT N1Grade 8

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ほり

Nanori

ほっ

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Common Words

堀濠壕ほりNounFreq #11321
1

moat; fosse

2

canal; ditch

掘り返す掘返すほりかえす堀り返すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #15704
1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up

Examples
春になると畑をほりかえして種をまきます。
When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds.
2

to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

Examples
いくどとなくおのを埋めては、きまって、また、ほりかえす。永遠の平和がやってくる気配もない。
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace.
置いてけぼり置いてけ堀おいてけぼりNounFreq #20857
1

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

根掘り葉掘り根ほり葉ほりねほりはほり根堀り葉堀りAdverbExpressionFreq #23536
1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

掘り出し物ほりだしものNounFreq #34764
1

(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

Examples
私は先日そのお店ですばらしい掘り出し物をした。
I made a great find in the store the other day.
外堀外濠そとぼり外壕NounFreq #35361
1

outer moat (of a castle)

堀川ほりかわNounFreq #42909
1

canal

外堀を埋めるそとぼりをうめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #44327
1

Idiomatic expression

to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; to fill in the outer moat

堀江ほりえNounFreq #59859
1

canal

釣り堀釣堀つりぼりNounFreq #63253
1

fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond

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