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壕 = 土 + 豪
壕 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “dugout”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 豪 (overpowering). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2301.
- Keyword
- dugout
- RTK frame
- 2301
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, ゴウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ほり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- trench, землянка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 壕 trench
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 壕 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “overpowering”. 壕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 壕 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.