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堀 = 屈 + 土

堀 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ditch”. It is built from 屈 (yield) and 土 (soil). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1142.

Keyword
ditch
RTK frame
1142
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
moat, канава
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
堀 cave

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 屈 yield
  2. 土 soil

How to find 堀 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “yield” + “soil”. 堀 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 堀 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.