丘(おか)

おか
noun
hill, hillock
nature
1. hill
A naturally raised area of land, smaller than a mountain.
丘(おか)を登(のぼ)る。
To climb a hill.
丘(おか)の上(うえ)に家(いえ)がある。
There's a house on the hill.
なだらかな丘(おか)が続(つづ)いている。
Gentle hills stretch out into the distance.
丘(おか)の上(うえ)から町(まち)を見下(みお)ろすと、景色(けしき)がとてもきれいだった。
When I looked down at the town from the top of the hill, the view was very beautiful.
春(はる)になると、この丘(おか)には花(はな)が咲(さ)いて、散歩(さんぽ)をする人(ひと)でにぎわう。
When spring comes, flowers bloom on this hill and it gets lively with people taking walks.

丘(おか) is a hill or hillock, a naturally raised landform smaller than a mountain.

Common expressions

Compounds

Size comparison

  • 山(やま): mountain (larger)
  • 丘(おか): hill (medium)
  • 台地(だいち): plateau, tableland

Note: 丘(おか) often appears in place names, such as 代々木(よよぎ)公園(こうえん)の丘(おか).

Related Words

Related: 坂(さか) (slope, hill)
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