The kanji 丘: meaning, readings and stroke order

丘

Meaning: hill
On reading: キュウ kyuu
Kun reading: おか oka
Strokes: 5
Radical: 一 one
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: quả đồi (khâu)
Japanese: おか。ひくいやま。
Korean: 언덕 (구)
Chinese: 山丘

Readings, words and example sentences

キュウ kyuu · on reading · less common

丘きゅうりょう
hills, hilly land
丘きゅうりょう地帯を通ります。
We pass through a hilly area.

おか oka · kun reading

丘おか
hill
丘おかの上から海が見えます。
You can see the sea from the top of the hill.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.