Vocab Info

N3 Noun

堀(ほり)moat, fosse, canal, ditch

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        moat, fosse

      2. 2.

        canal, ditch

    All Forms

    堀 【ほり】、濠 【ほり】、壕 【ほり】

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    • 堀(ほり)を作(つく)って周囲(しゅうい)からの侵入(しんにゅう)を防(ふせ)ぐ。

      To dig a moat to prevent intrusion from the surroundings.

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    • これらの堀(ほり)は農業(のうぎょう)をするために作(つく)られました。

      These trenches were created for the purpose of agriculture.

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    • 最近(さいきん)では周(まわ)りに堀(ほり)を作(つく)っている家(いえ)はあまり見(み)ません。

      These days, it's not very common to see houses with moats around them.

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    • 僕達(ぼくたち)はもう使(つか)わなくなってしまった堀(ほり)を埋(う)める作業(さぎょう)をしています。

      We are working on filling in the moats that are no longer in use.

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    • 昔(むかし)は敵(てき)からの攻撃(こうげき)を防(ふせ)ぐために周囲(しゅうい)に堀(ほり)を設置(せっち)していた城(しろ)が多(おお)くあったそうだ。

      In the past, many castles were equipped with moats around them to defend against attacks from enemies.

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