noun

  1. shell heap, shell mound, kitchen midden.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
貝塚 かいづか
貝塚 かいずか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
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)