隍

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

dry moat

Kun'yomi
  • ほり
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

阜(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

dry moat
コウ　ほり (Kentei 1)
emperor
コウ　オウ　おうじ (6th, N1)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

じょう
城
こう
隍
castle and moat ②City God (Taoist guardian god of a city)
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References

Unicode hex code 968D
JIS X 0208 1-80-6
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6465
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41754
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d9.4
Four corner code 7621.4