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堀切り (ほりきり) — man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle) | Kumi Dictionary

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堀切り

堀切り

堀ほり切きり

man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle)

Kanji Vocab History17 strokes

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堀切

ほりきり

Noun

1.

man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle), artificial trench, moat

archaic

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Kanji that make up this word

ditch・moat・canal

き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)

cut・cutoff・be sharp

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