丘
hill, knoll
Readings
On'yomi
- キュウ
Kun'yomi
- おか
Nanori
- たかし
Meaning
丘 centers on a small, rounded rise in the land: a hill or knoll, a gentle elevation smaller than a mountain.
Most common words using 丘
20 of 40- 丘おかN3
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
- 丘陵きゅうりょうN1
hill; hillock
- 砂丘さきゅう
sand dune; sand hill
- 段丘だんきゅう
terrace; bench (in geography)
- 墳丘ふんきゅう
tumulus; grave mound
- 比丘びく
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
- 比丘尼びくに
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)
- 嵐が丘あらしがおか
Wuthering Heights (novel by Emily Bronte)
- 丘上きゅうじょう
hilltop
- 丘疹きゅうしん
pimple; papule
- 丘葦鴨おかよしがも
gadwall (Anas strepera)
- 丘陵地帯きゅうりょうちたい
hill country; hilly area
- 低丘陵ていきゅうりょう
low hills
- 八百比丘尼やおびくに
yao bhikkhuni; mythical nun who acquired perpetual youth by consuming mermaid flesh
- 円丘えんきゅう
knoll; hummock
- 双丘そうきゅう
breasts; buttocks; two hills
- 向ヶ丘遊園モノレール線むこうがおかゆうえんモノレールせん
Mukōgaokayūen Monorail Line
- 墳丘墓ふんきゅうぼ
tomb embedded in a Yayoi period barrow
- 多丘歯目たきゅうしもく
Multituberculata (extinct order of rodent-like mammals)
- 小丘しょうきゅう
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
Study
Etymology
丘 is a pictograph of two hills or mounds side by side, with the modern form retaining the rounded hill-like shape.
Meaning mnemonic
The top stroke is the rounded peak, and the lower 斤-like shape suggests the sloping sides of a small hill.
Reading mnemonic
For キュウ, imagine a cute, rounded hill that looks like the letter Q: Q -> キュウ, a perfect little knoll.