阜

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 阝(こざと)

Meaning

Hill, mound, abundant — Hill, mound, abundant — this character is the origin of the 阝 radical, called こざとへん. ➡️

  • 段阜だんぷ — terraced mound (rare/technical)
  • 丘阜きゅうふ — hilly terrain (rare)
  • おか — hill (classical usage)

This kanji is an 象形文字 (pictograph), representing the contours of a stepped hillside or elevated terrain. It's associated with land that is slightly raised or tiered. The radical 阝on the left side is called “おか” and indicates hills or mounds in many characters.

この地域ちいきうえにあります。
This area is located on a hill.

かたちだんになった土地とちあらわします。
The shape of 阜 represents terraced land.

🎧 “フ” (fu) is the standard on-yomi for this character. While it doesn’t appear frequently on its own in modern words, it serves as a radical in many place-related or elevated terrain kanji.

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