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What is the Kanji for 'Hill'? | 岡

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Hill', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Hill' is 岡.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hill

    Reading

    kunyomiおか

    oka

    onyomiこう

    kou

    Parts

    Enclosure Herbs Mountain

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    8

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    670

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Enclosure

    radical

    Meaning

    Herbs

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mountain

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 3 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Steel

    kanji

    Meaning

    Strength, Sturdy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rope, Hawser

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 14 kanji contain the part 冂 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mouth

    kanji

    Meaning

    Circle, Yen

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

    kanji

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

    kanji

    Meaning

    Same

    kanji

    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    Meaning

    Circumference

    kanji

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    Meaning

    Plate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Book, Volume

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cinnabar, Rust colored

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cocoon

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 7 kanji contain the part 䒑 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stand

    kanji

    Meaning

    Neck

    kanji

    Meaning

    Before, Front

    kanji

    Meaning

    Business

    kanji

    Meaning

    Line, Row

    kanji

    Meaning

    Follow, Obey

    kanji

    Meaning

    Beans

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 21 kanji contain the part 山 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Exit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Boulder

    kanji

    Meaning

    Island

    kanji

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    Meaning

    Beach

    kanji

    Meaning

    Charcoal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Secret, Dense

    kanji

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    Meaning

    Steep

    kanji

    Meaning

    Gorge, Ravine

    kanji

    Meaning

    Branch, Fork

    kanji

    Meaning

    Collapse, Crumble

    kanji

    Meaning

    Adore, Reverence

    kanji

    Meaning

    High mountain, Peak

    kanji

    Meaning

    Faint, Seclude

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cape, Promontory

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mountain peak, Mountain pass

    kanji

    Meaning

    Peak, Summit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hermit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Storm

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cliff

Learn the Kanji

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 岡 mean?

岡 means 'Hill'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.