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KANJI
塚
mound
hillock, tomb
Kun'yomi
つかtsuka
On'yomi
ちょうchou
Example sentences
この地域ちいきには、縄文時代じょうもんじだいの貝塚かいづかが数かず多おおく残のこされている。
In this region, many Jomon period shell mounds remain.
先人せんじんたちの功績こうせきを称たたえ、裏山うらやまに記念きねんの塚つかが築きずかれた。
To honor the achievements of our predecessors, a memorial mound was built on the hill behind the house.
この古ふるい寺てらの裏手うらてには、無縁仏むえんぼとけを祀まつる小ちいさな塚つかがひっそりと佇たたずんでいる。
At the back of this old temple, a small mound dedicated to unclaimed spirits stands quietly.

Practice exercises

1
塚
Answer
つか
2
塚
Answer
moundhillocktumulus
3
貝かい塚
shell midden / shell mound
Answer
かいづか
4
墳ふん塚
tumulus / burial mound
Answer
ふんちょう
5
狐きつね塚
fox mound (a mound associated with foxes, often found in folklore or near shrines)
Answer
きつねづか
6
土ど偶ぐう塚
Dogu mound (a mound containing ancient clay figures called Dogu)
Answer
どぐうづか