Refers to an artificial water channel, often for irrigation or drainage. Can range from a small ditch to a larger canal.
田んぼの横に掘割が流れている。
A canal runs alongside the rice field.
この掘割は江戸時代に作られた。
This waterway was built in the Edo period.
水路 is a broader term for any water channel, including natural ones, whereas 掘割 specifically implies an excavated channel.
Standard kanji spelling for 'canal' or 'ditch'.
Variant spelling using 堀 (moat, canal).
Rare variant with partial okurigana.
Spelling with okurigana, less common but still used.
Rare variant with partial okurigana and 堀.
Rare variant with okurigana and 堀.
Compound of 掘り (hori, 'digging') + 割り (wari, 'splitting'), referring to a channel dug into the ground.