Archaic word for a mound or hill. In modern Japanese, 丘 (おか) or 塚 (つか) are used instead.
In old documents, 阜 is read as つかさ and can refer to a small hill.
The modern standard word for 'hill', replacing the archaic つかさ.
Means 'mound' or 'burial mound'; a common modern word, unlike the archaic つかさ.
Archaic kanji spelling for 'mound' or 'hill'; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling; 丘 is normally read おか in modern Japanese.
Archaic compound spelling meaning 'high place'; not in modern use.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 阜 and 丘 are conventionally associated with elevated landforms.