方ほう墳ふん

noun

square burial mound; flat-topped burial mound

Archaeological term for a square-shaped ancient burial mound, often from the Kofun period. Contrasts with 円墳 (round mound) and 前方後円墳 (keyhole-shaped mound).

• この地ち域いきには古こ墳ふん時じ代だいの方ほう墳ふんが多おおく残のこっている。

  Many square burial mounds from the Kofun period remain in this region.