This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゴウ、コウ、ほり
Romaji: gou, kou, hori
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

moat, ditch, canal, Australia

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  85
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-14
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  hao2
Unicode:  6fe0
JIS:  396A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 792
Nelson Index: 2720
New Nelson Index: 3363
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a14.9
Four Corner Index: 3013.2
Japanese Names Index: 2610
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18502
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0318
Remembering the kanji Index: 2306
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2400
Kodansha Kanji Index: 975
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 351

Words

(ほり)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(ごう)
Australia
環濠 (かんごう)
(circular) moat
豪州 (ごうしゅう)
Australia
内堀 (うちぼり)
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
(ごう)
moat; fosse; trench; ditch; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
外堀 (そとぼり)
outer moat (castle)
空堀 (からぼり)
dry moat
豪日 (ごうにち)
Australia-Japan
伏射濠 (ふくしゃごう)
sheltered trench
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