Word Meaning

つか tsuka

塚 is read as つか (tsuka) and means mound.

Meaning

English

  1. mound
  2. heap
  3. hillock
  4. standing stone
  5. stone signpost
  6. roadside stone statue
  7. burial mound
  8. tomb

Reading

Kana

つか

Romaji

tsuka

Writing Variants

  • つか tsuka

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 16649 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貝塚

かいずか

shell heap

一里塚

いちりづか

milestone (1 ri apart)

円塚

まるか

round burial mound

高塚

たかづか

tumulus

経塚

きょうづか

sutra mound

首塚

くびづか

burial mound for severed heads

Example Sentences

1

The Takamatsuzuka burial mound is located in Asukamura, Nara prefecture.