堡ほう塁るい

• 堡塁Usage91%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • ほうるい

    Standard kanji spelling for 'fort' or 'fortress'.

  • ほるい

    Alternate reading; less common than ほうるい.

• 保塁Usage9%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  irregular kanji usage
  • ほうるい

    Irregular kanji usage; 保 is a common substitute but not standard for this word.

  • ほるい

    Irregular kanji with alternate reading; very rare.

• ほるい

The kanji 堡 (fort) and 塁 (rampart) combine to mean a defensive fortification. The reading ほうるい is the standard on'yomi; ほるい is a variant. The irregular form 保塁 uses a common kanji with a similar shape.