Dictionary/堀江ほりえHorie堀江 (Horie) is a Japanese noun meaning “canal”.MeaningsnouncanalKanji in 堀江堀ditch江creekRelated words江戸Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo)江inlet堀moat堀川canal江戸時代Edo period (1603-1868)江戸っ子(true) Tokyoite内堀inner moat根掘り葉掘りinquisitively外堀outer moat (of a castle)釣り堀fish pond (artificially stocked)