丘 – hill, knoll

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The kanji 丘 means hill, knoll. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おか (oka). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キュウ	kyuu
Kun’yomi	おか	oka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: 一・斤.

Words using 丘

丘おかhill丘陵きゅうりょうhill

Example sentences

その丘は見晴らしがよい。

The hill commands a fine view.

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飛行機から見ると、小さな丘陵は平地のように見える。

Small hills look flat from an airplane.

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Kanji with the same radical

一三上下不七世両与万並丁丈且

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