丘

• 読み: おか
• ローマ字: oka
• 漢字の分解: 丘 (kyuu/oka) — hill, mound
• 発音: /o.ka/

意味

Hill; elevated ground. A natural rise in the landscape smaller than a mountain.

A noun for a gentle hill or mound. Distinguished from 山 (yama, mountain) by being smaller and less steep. Appears in place names throughout Japan (e.g., 丘の上, on the hill). Also used poetically and in song titles. The word 丘陵 (kyuuryou) is the more formal/geographic term for hills.

例文

1. 丘の上から町全体が見渡せた。
2. 子供たちが丘を駆け上がっていく。
3. この辺りは緑の丘が続く美しい景色だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, geography, place names

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 丘 is a pictograph depicting elevated terrain with two mounds. It has been used since ancient Chinese writing to represent a hill or mound, distinct from the taller 山 (mountain).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal