おか

Hill

N3noun·oka

How to remember it

The kanji 丘 looks like two small mounds rising side by side — a gentle hill.

Example sentences

  • 丘の上に家がある。

    おかのうえにいえがある。

    There is a house on top of the hill.

  • 丘を登ると海が見えた。

    おかをのぼるとうみがみえた。

    Climbing the hill, I could see the sea.

Usage

Smaller and gentler than 山 (mountain); refers to low hills.

Related words

登る

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