岡こう陵りょう

noun

hill; mound

Archaic literary term for a hill or elevated ground. Not used in everyday speech; encountered mainly in classical texts or poetry.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かに「岡こう陵りょうに登のぼりて望のぞむ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old waka poetry, one finds the expression 'climb the hill and gaze afar.'