古こ墳ふん

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Meanings

ancient burial mound; tumulus; barrow

historical term

Refers to large mounded tombs from the Kofun period (ca. 3rd–7th century) in Japan. Often used in historical and archaeological discussions.

古こ墳ふんを発はっ掘くつするto excavate a burial mound
考こう古こ学がく者しゃたちがこの地ち域いきの古こ墳ふんを発はっ掘くつした。
The archaeologists excavated the burial mound in this area.
古こ墳ふんから〈物もの〉が出しゅつ土どするfor an artifact to be unearthed from a burial mound
この古こ墳ふんから古ふるい鏡かがみが出しゅつ土どした。
An old mirror was unearthed from this burial mound.
〈場ば所しょ〉に古こ墳ふんがあるfor there to be a burial mound in a place
奈な良ら県けんには多おおくの古こ墳ふんがある。
There are many ancient burial mounds in Nara Prefecture.

墳ふん墓ぼ
墳墓 is a general term for any tomb or grave mound, while 古墳 specifically refers to the large ancient mounded tombs of Japan's Kofun period.
前ぜん方ぽう後こう円えん墳ふん
前方後円墳 names the iconic keyhole-shaped variety of 古墳, whereas 古墳 covers ancient burial mounds of any shape.
塚つか
塚 is a simple earthen mound (sometimes a grave marker) of any era, while 古墳 refers specifically to the large ancient tombs of the Kofun period.
陵みささぎ
古墳 denotes ancient burial mounds in general, whereas 陵 is reserved for imperial mausoleums.

古こ文ぶん
古墳 (こふん, an ancient burial mound) and 古文 (こぶん, classical Japanese writing) sound almost identical but refer to completely different things.
墳ふん墓ぼ
古墳 refers specifically to ancient burial mounds from the Kofun period, whereas 墳墓 is a general term for any grave or tomb of any era.

From 古 (old) + 墳 (mound, tomb). The term was coined in the modern era to describe the distinctive mounded tombs of early Japan.