round burial mound
Rare archaeological term for a round tumulus; compare 円墳 (えんぷん), which is more common.
See also: 円墳
Round burial mounds are scattered throughout this region.
Standard kanji form for 'round burial mound'.
Variant kanji form; 丸 is a common character for 'round'.
Compound of 円 (まる, 'round') and 塚 (つか, 'mound'), with rendaku voicing of つか to づか. The reading まるか is a rare alternate without rendaku.