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:2026/01/03
壕
Hiragana
ごう / ほり
Noun
Japanese Meaning
壕(ごう)は、主に戦争や防御目的で地面を掘って作られる細長く深い溝状の施設を指す名詞である。塹壕や防空壕などの形で用いられ、人や物資を敵の攻撃から守ったり、移動・待避のために使われる。また、城や要塞の周囲に巡らされた堀(ほり)を指す場合もあり、英語のmoatやtrenchに相当する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まもるためにまわりにほるふかいみぞ。しろやたたかいでつかわれる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
战壕;防御用的壕沟 / 城壕;环城的壕沟
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
護城河;城壕 / 壕溝;戰壕 / 深溝;溝渠
Korean Meaning
해자 / 참호 / 도랑
Vietnamese Meaning
hào nước (quanh thành) / chiến hào / rãnh sâu
Tagalog Meaning
kanal sa paligid ng kuta / trintsera; hukay na pangdepensa
Sense(1)
moat, trench
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See correct answer
A deep moat was dug around the castle.
See correct answer
城の周りには深い壕が掘られていました。
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