# 堀 — moat; ditch

堀 means “moat; ditch”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes.  Kun'yomi: ほり (hori). You'll see it in words such as 堀 (hori, “moat; fosse”).

- Meaning: moat; ditch
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: ほり (hori)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 1

## How to remember 堀

Parts: 土 earth · 屈 stoop

## Words with 堀

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 堀 | ほり (hori) | moat; fosse |

## Don't confuse it with

[屈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stoop/) · [掘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dig/) · [拙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clumsy/)

## More in the “Land & places 1” set

[邦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-country/) · [塚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burial-mound/) · [街](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/street/) · [跡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/traces/) · [郡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/county/) · [郷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-town/) · [里](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/home-village/) · [堀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moat/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moat/. Last updated 2026-11-01.