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丘 means 'hill'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 1399   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 38 words   Used in 1721 names   Component in 17 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キュウ
Kun
   おか hill
Additional readings
Name    たかし
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⿱  斤 axe  一 one  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 丘 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 丘 is used 28 times, read 2 ways.
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キュウ : 24 words FIND ALL
き ゅ う り ょ う 0
noun
hill
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おか : 4 words FIND ALL
お か 0
noun
1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground  (this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 岡, 壟)
2. bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game  (mahjong term; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 丘, 陸符)
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An additional 5 less common words include 丘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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丘
キュウ   おか hill   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
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