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墳

tomb
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. tombRtK
    全地球は有名人の墳墓である。The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.tatoeba
  2. mound
    直径23m(下段)及び18m(上段)、高さ5ｍの二段式の円墳である。It is a two level style round burial mound, 23m diameter (lower level), 18m (higher).tatoeba
    高松塚古墳は、奈良県明日香村に存在する古墳。The Takamatsuzuka burial mound is located in Asukamura, Nara prefecture.tatoeba
  1. grave

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · pitchfork · haystack · ten (十) · needle (丨) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1282

Compound words

古墳こふん
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
墳墓ふんぼ
grave; tomb
円墳えんぷん
round burial mound
墳丘ふんきゅう
tumulus
墳塋ふんえい
grave
方墳ほうふん
flat-topped burial mound
墳丘墓ふんきゅうぼ
tomb embedded in a Yayoi period barrow
古墳時代こふんじだい
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE)
上円下方墳じょうえんかほうふん
burial mound with square flat base and round top
前方後円墳ぜんぽうこうえんふん
keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

Stroke Order

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