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丘 = 一 + 斤

丘 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hill”. It is built from 一 (one) and 斤 (ax). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1427. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
hill
RTK frame
1427
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おか
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
холм
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
丘 hill

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 斤 ax

Characters that contain 丘

How to find 丘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “ax”. 丘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 丘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.