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濠 (ほり, hori) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “moat”.
Example sentences 12
この 城の 堀はとても 深いです
The castle moat is very deep.
堀内駅廃止。
Horiuchi Station was closed.
兄弟に堀河康胤（堀河家祖）。
His brother Yasutane HORIKAWA founded the Horikawa family.
小堀政一 … 茶道・小堀政一。
Masakazu KOBORI … Masakazu KOBORI, the Sado (tea ceremony.)
彼は 堀にペンキの 上塗りをした。
He coated the wall with paint.
堀之内は、堀の内、堀ノ内、堀内などとも表記される。
"Horinouchi" is written in various ways using Chinese character, such as "
子は娘（堀田正恒正室）、養子は堀田正威、堀田正恒。
He had a daughter(legal wife of Masatsune HOTTA) and foster children, Masatake HOTTA and Masatsune HOTTA.
また、竹之内集落の濠は、現在も集落の西側に残っている。
Meanwhile, the moat of Takenouchi village has still remained in the west of the village.
また総構えの堀は総堀（惣堀）と言うが、外堀と言われることも多い。
Moats (hori) of the sogamae was called "sohori"and frequently it also called the "outer moat" as well.
堀之内," "堀の内," "堀ノ内" and "堀内."子に堀忠俊、堀鶴千代、季郷。
His children included Tadatoshi HORI, Tsuruchiyo HORI and Suesato HORI.
この説においては従来より存在した円形墳丘墓の周濠を掘り残した陸橋部分（通路部分）が造られた。
According to this theory, a land bridge (or overpass) was created by leaving part of earth unexcavated when building a moat around the existing round barrow.
愛知県の朝日遺跡は、弥生時代中期の集落であり、環濠集落のなかでも最も防御施設の発達した集落として知られている。
The moat settlement discovered at Asahi site in Aichi Prefecture is an example from the Middle Yayoi period, and is known for having consisted of some of the most advanced defensive facilities.