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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 18

堀 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

moat; ditch

On: クツkutsu コツkotsu
Kun: ほりhori あなana

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

堀11 strokes

How to write 堀: stroke order

堀 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

堀 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 堀 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 堀

The parts 堀 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

土
soil; earth
Radical
屈
bend; yield

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 18

堀 moat; ditchOnクツ、コツKunほり、あな創 create; originateOnソウ、ショウKunつくる、はじめる、きず泣 cry; weepOnキュウKunなく憶 remember; recollectOnオクKunおぼえる、おもう幹 trunk; main partOnカンKunみき、から、わざ露 dew; revealOnロ、ロウKunつゆ、あらわ、あらわれる矢 arrowOnシKunや握 grasp; holdOnアクKunにぎる儀 ceremony; mannerOnギKunのり、よい聴 listen attentivelyOnチョウ、テイKunきく、ゆるす