noun
moated settlement (Yayoi period)
Archaeological term for a settlement surrounded by a moat, characteristic of the Yayoi period in Japan.
吉野ヶ里遺跡は有名な環濠集落の一つです。
The Yoshinogari site is one of the famous moated settlements.
Compound of 環濠 (kangō, 'encircling moat') and 集落 (shūraku, 'settlement').