漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

2High school level12 strokesRadical
On
チョウ
Kun
つか・-づか
Meaning
mound; hillock

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

つか塚・貝塚

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 貝塚かいづか

    shell mound

  • つか

    mound

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

遺跡の貝塚を調べた。

We examined the shell mound at the site.

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