noun
Only when written 丘 / 岡 / 壟
General term for a small hill or elevated landform, smaller than a mountain.
あの丘の上に小さな神社がある。
There is a small shrine on top of that hill.
丘を越えると、海が見えてきた。
When we crossed the hill, the sea came into view.
noun
bonus points (mahjong)
Only when written 丘 / 陸符
In mahjong, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game. Usually written in kana.
この局ではおかがたくさんついた。
In this round, a lot of bonus points were added.
Outdated kanji for 'hill'.
Rare kanji spelling for the mahjong term.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 丘 is a pictograph of a hill. The mahjong sense is a specialized use of the same reading.