12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

hillock, mound

Kun'yomi
  • mound ②burial mound ③standing stone
  • -づか
On'yomi
  • チョウ
Nanori
  • ずか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つか-づか 100.0%

Character Breakdown

hillock, mound
つか チョウ ずか (9th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mound, hillock
チョウ つか おお.う (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

mound ②burial mound ③standing stone
burial mound for severed heads
mound covering reverently buried old brushes
milestone (1 ri apart)
unknown person's grave
double grave of lovers who died together
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References

Unicode hex code 585A
JIS X 0208 1-36-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1104
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1048
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 556
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 675
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 406
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 509
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1039
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1117
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 782
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1844
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5345
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1607
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1751
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1875
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1163
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1515
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1889
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 381
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1048
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.10
Four corner code 4713.2
De Roo Code 1451