塚
JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 塚: "hillock, mound"
The kanji 塚 means "hillock, mound". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi and つか, づか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つかづか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hillock, mound |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 869 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塚mound; heap; hillock · burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow
- 塚本place : Tsukamoto
- 貝塚shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
- 一里塚milestone (1 ri apart)
- 首塚burial mound for severed heads
- 蟻塚anthill
- 狐塚foxhole; fox mound; fox earth
- 宝塚歌劇団Takarazuka Revue
- 恋塚burial mound for person who died for love
- 塵塚rubbish heap; garbage dump
- 塚を築くto pile up a mound
- 高松塚古墳place : Takamatsuzuka Tumulus
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