堀 Home·Characters·堀 Character · Places 堀 ほり hori moat, ditch Composition 1234567891011 土earth, soil屈to bend, yield Origin The earth 土 gives the meaning and 屈 the sound: a ditch dug into the ground, a moat. Proverbs carrying this character 201 人は城、人は石垣、人は堀 People are the castle, people are the walls, people are the moat. Related characters 上above, top下below, bottom中middle, inside井well前front, before国country地ground, earth垣low wall, fence城castle, rampart堤dike, embankment