堀

• 読み: ほり
• ローマ字: hori
• 漢字の分解: 堀 (hori) — moat, canal
• 発音: /ho.ɾi/

意味

Moat; canal. A man-made waterway, especially one surrounding a castle.

A noun referring to a dug-out waterway, most commonly the moats around Japanese castles. Derived from the verb 掘る (horu, to dig). Famous examples include the moats of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo (皇居の堀, kōkyo no hori). Also used in many place names and surnames in Japan, such as 堀江 (Horie) and 外堀 (sotobori, outer moat).

例文

1. お城の周りには深い堀がある。
2. 東京の堀沿いを散歩するのが好きだ。
3. この堀は江戸時代に作られたものだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, sightseeing, geography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Noun form related to 掘る (horu, to dig). The kanji 堀 combines 土 (earth) and 屈 (to bend/yield), referring to earth that has been dug out to create a channel.

文化的背景

時代: Medieval

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal