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壕
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trench

HSK 10
Society →Government
háo
コウ、ゴウ
ほり
호
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 豪 represents the sound.
Components
土 earth+ 豪 unrestrained =
壕 trench
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
豪 Phonetic component
háo unrestrained
brave, heroic, chivalrous
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Notes
Similar Characters
压 oppress (simp)厓 precipice圩 dike圪 phonetic圬 plaster over with圮 ruined圯 bank地 ground/earth圳 furrow in field圹 prairie (simp)场 open space (simp)圻 border (alt)圼 圾 trash址 address坂 slope均 equal坊 workshop坌 earth坍 landslide
Chinese
壕 [háo]
moat; (military) trench
Japanese
壕 、 濠 ごう 同音

noun

  1. moat; fosse; trench; ditch (濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
  2. underground air-raid shelter; dugout
堀 、 濠 、 壕 ほり 同音

noun

  1. moat; fosse
  2. canal; ditch
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
壕 ほり
Hori surname
CHINESE WORDS (6)
战壕 [zhàn​háo] #15,735
trench
战壕 [zhàn​háo] #15,735
trench
壕沟 [háo​gōu] #26,242
trench
壕沟 [háo​gōu] #26,242
trench
战壕热 [zhàn​háo​rè] #74,119
trench fever
战壕热 [zhàn​háo​rè] #74,119
trench fever
JAPANESE WORDS (14)
⭐ 堀 [ほり] #11,321
moat
塹壕 [ざんごう] #33,959
trench
⭐ 外堀 [そとぼり] #35,361
outer moat (of a castle)
⭐ 壕 [ごう] #37,128
moat
防空壕 [ぼうくうごう] #51,638
air-raid shelter
⭐ 内堀 [うちぼり] #69,677
inner moat
塹壕戦 [ざんごうせん] #92,030
trench warfare
待避壕 [たいひごう] #129,987
bomb shelter
水濠 [すいごう] #184,897
water jump (on a racetrack, etc.)
塹壕熱 [ざんごうねつ] #225,290
trench fever
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
방공호
air-raid shelter; dugout