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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