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Kotomora

丘

hill, knoll

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes5

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

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  • 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

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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.