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塚 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
準2High school level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
チョウちょう · chō
Kun
つか・-づかtsuka · zuka
Meaning
mound; hillock

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

土 "earth" with 冢: a heap of raised earth — a mound.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunつかtsuka塚つか貝塚かいづか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 貝塚かいづか

    shell mound

  • 塚つか

    mound

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

遺跡(いせき)の貝塚(かいづか)を調(しら)べた。

We examined the shell mound at the site.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

貝塚塚貝shellf…坪tsubo垣hedge堀moat培cultiv…塀wall弔condol…挑challe…釣anglin…眺gaze懲punish
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 土Map of reading チョウAll maps

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