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阜 means 'hill'
Common readings
On
フ
Additional readings
On フウ
Name おか
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The origin of radical⻖which typically appears on the left.
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This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 阜
In Radical Note 163 on the 'right village' radical, we examined 阝 on the right side of a kanji. Here we look at it on the left, seeing how it almost always retains its etymological connection to 'hill.' That's true, for example, in 険 (662: danger; steep), 障 (902: hindrance), and 陥 (1098: to cave in, collapse).
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 阜 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 阜 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
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