🇻🇪 Help earthquake victims in Venezuela 🇻🇪
日

Nihongo

Classroom

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

    岡

    Meaning

    Hill

    Reading

    kunyomiおか

    oka

    onyomiこう

    kou

    Parts

    山Mountain 䒑Herbs 冂Enclosure

    Radical

    山

    Stroke Count

    8

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    670

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 岡

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

    kanji

    山

    Meaning

    Mountain

    radical

    䒑

    Meaning

    Herbs

    radical

    冂

    Meaning

    Enclosure

岡 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 3 other kanji:

    kanji

    剛

    Meaning

    Strength, Sturdy

    kanji

    綱

    Meaning

    Rope, Hawser

    kanji

    鋼

    Meaning

    Steel

Kanji Related to 岡 Through the Part 山

These 21 kanji contain the part 山 as well.

    kanji

    峡

    Meaning

    Gorge, Ravine

    kanji

    幽

    Meaning

    Faint, Seclude

    kanji

    岸

    Meaning

    Beach

    kanji

    崇

    Meaning

    Adore, Reverence

    kanji

    徴

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    岳

    Meaning

    High mountain, Peak

    kanji

    密

    Meaning

    Secret, Dense

    kanji

    岩

    Meaning

    Boulder

    kanji

    崎

    Meaning

    Steep

    kanji

    炭

    Meaning

    Charcoal

    kanji

    出

    Meaning

    Exit

    kanji

    両

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    岐

    Meaning

    Branch, Fork

    kanji

    崩

    Meaning

    Collapse, Crumble

    kanji

    嵐

    Meaning

    Storm

    kanji

    岬

    Meaning

    Cape, Promontory

    kanji

    仙

    Meaning

    Hermit

    kanji

    崖

    Meaning

    Cliff

    kanji

    峠

    Meaning

    Mountain peak, Mountain pass

    kanji

    峰

    Meaning

    Peak, Summit

    kanji

    島

    Meaning

    Island

Kanji Related to 岡 Through the Part 䒑

These 7 kanji contain the part 䒑 as well.

    kanji

    立

    Meaning

    Stand

    kanji

    豆

    Meaning

    Beans

    kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

    kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

    kanji

    首

    Meaning

    Neck

    kanji

    従

    Meaning

    Follow, Obey

    kanji

    並

    Meaning

    Line, Row

Kanji Related to 岡 Through the Part 冂

These 14 kanji contain the part 冂 as well.

    kanji

    高

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

    kanji

    口

    Meaning

    Mouth

    kanji

    南

    Meaning

    South

    kanji

    皿

    Meaning

    Plate

    kanji

    両

    Meaning

    Both

    kanji

    周

    Meaning

    Circumference

    kanji

    丹

    Meaning

    Cinnabar, Rust colored

    kanji

    角

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

    kanji

    同

    Meaning

    Same

    kanji

    円

    Meaning

    Circle, Yen

    kanji

    冊

    Meaning

    Book, Volume

    kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    雨

    Meaning

    Rain

    kanji

    繭

    Meaning

    Cocoon

Learn the Kanji 岡

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.