漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
塚: hillock, mound
JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 土earth(meaning)
- 冢(sound)
土 carries the meaning · 冢 gives the sound
12 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
つかtsuka · kun'yomi · on its own
- 塚つかmound; heap; hillock
-づか-zuka · kun'yomi
- 貝塚かいづかshell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
- 一里塚いちりづかmilestone (1 ri apart)
Also read チョウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side塚 hillock · 土 + 冢
vs家 house · 宀 + 豕In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · zhǒng
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin zhǒng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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