hill, knoll

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Common Words

陸符NounFreq #3941
1

丘/岡/壟 only

hill; height; knoll; rising ground

Examples
そのは見晴らしがよい。
The hill commands a fine view.
2

丘/陸符 only; Word usually written using kana alone; Mahjong

bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

小高い丘こだかいおかNounExpressionFreq #22037
1

small hill; low hill; hillock

丘陵ゅうりょうNounFreq #25556
1

hill; hillock

Examples
飛行機から見ると、小さな丘陵は平地のように見える。
Small hills look flat from an airplane.
2

rolling hills; foothills

砂丘きゅうしゃきゅう沙丘NounFreq #31650
1

sand dune; sand hill

恥丘きゅうNounFreq #49219
1

Anatomy

mons pubis; mons veneris

丘陵地帯きゅうりょうちたいNounFreq #49222
1

hill country; hilly area

比丘尼くにNounFreq #65349
1

bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun)

2

Historical term

travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods)

3

Historical term

lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period)

4

Abbreviation; Historical term

female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

小丘しょうきゅうNounFreq #92710
1

hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock

丘上きゅうじょうNounFreq #93185
1

hilltop

高処かさNounArchaicFreq #95649
1

mound; hill

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