岡

mount

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコウ

Kun readingおか

Jōyō Grade 4

Meanings

mountRtK
hill
knoll

Radicals and components

Radical山mountain

Components

How it's built

岡

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

mount · glass canopy · hood (冂) · mountain goat · horns · mountain (山)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2112

Compound words

鶴岡八幡宮つるがおかはちまんぐう

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, the principal Shinto shrine of Kamakura.

福岡ふくおか

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

静岡しずおか

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

岡目おかめ

looking on from the side

靜岡しずおか

Shizuoka (city, prefecture)

岡山県おかやまけん

Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)

岡山縣おかやまけん

Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)

Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)

福岡県ふくおかけん

Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)

福岡縣ふくおかけん

Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)

靜岡縣しずおかけん

Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)

Additional Examples

日曜日に福岡マラソンが行われた。

The Fukuoka Marathon was held on Sunday.tatoeba

日岡公園から貴社へはどうやって行ったらよいでしょうか。

How do I get to your office from Hioka Park?tatoeba

静岡市の人口はどれくらいですか。

How large is the population of Shizuoka City?tatoeba

静岡産のお茶と宇治産のお茶では何が違いますか。

Is there any difference between the tea from Shizuoka and that from Uzi?tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 岡

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step