# 堀 — Ditch

Frequency rank 1329 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 柱 (Pillar), less common than 秒 (Second).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: ほり
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Dirt on the left and a door on the right — a door sunk into the dirt, the entrance to an underground ditch or trench.

In words:

- 堀 ほり — moat,canal

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