- 段阜 — terraced mound (rare/technical)
- 丘阜 — hilly terrain (rare)
- 阜 — hill (classical usage)
This pictographic kanji represents the contours of a stepped hillside or elevated terrain. It’s associated with slightly raised land. As a radical (阝 on the left), it indicates hills or mounds in many characters.
この地域は 阜の上にあります。
This area is located on a hill.
阜の形は 段になった土地を 表します。
The shape of 阜 represents terraced land.