丘
丘 — Hill
hill, knoll
On’yomiキュウ (kyuu)
Kun’yomiおか (oka)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 丘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丘 | おか oka | hill; height; knoll |
| 丘陵 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | hill; hillock; rolling hills |
| 砂丘 | さきゅう sakyuu | sand dune; sand hill |
| 墳丘 | ふんきゅう funkyuu | tumulus; grave mound |
Study notes
丘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1405 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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