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濠
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moat

HSK 10
Objects →Buildings
háo
ゴウ、コウ
ほり
호
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 豪 unrestrained =
濠 moat
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
豪 Phonetic component
háo unrestrained
brave, heroic, chivalrous
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Notes
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Chinese
濠 [háo]
trench
Japanese
堀 、 濠 、 壕 ほり 同音

noun

  1. moat; fosse
  2. canal; ditch
豪 、 濠 ごう 同音
noun abbrev. Australia
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
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
濠 ほり
Hori surname
CHINESE WORDS (3)
濠江 [Háo​jiāng]
Haojiang district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong
濠江区 [Háo​jiāng​qū]
Haojiang district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong
濠江区 [Háo​jiāng​qū]
Haojiang district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong
JAPANESE WORDS (16)
⭐ 堀 [ほり] #11,321
moat
剛 [ごう] #14,659
strength
⭐ 外堀 [そとぼり] #35,361
outer moat (of a castle)
⭐ 内堀 [うちぼり] #69,677
inner moat
空堀 [からぼり] #76,937
dry moat
豪州 [ごうしゅう] #85,466
Australia
環濠 [かんごう] #172,977
(circular) moat
環濠集落 [かんごうしゅうらく] #175,712
moated settlement (Yayoi period)
水濠 [すいごう] #184,897
water jump (on a racetrack, etc.)
日豪 [にちごう] #187,799
Japan-Australia
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