塚・冢|つかtsuka[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounmound; heap; hillock
2. nounburial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow; gravesite
3. nounstanding stone; stone signpost; roadside stone statue

• Related青山せいざんWrittenWritten word used figuratively for a burial place, mostly in the proverb 「人間到る処青山あり」; literally a lush green mountain, with no link to mounds.
• Related墓所ぼしょWrittenA fairly formal word for a graveyard, the place where graves stand; 「塚」 centers on the raised mound itself, as in 「貝塚」 and 「一里塚」.
• Related奥津城おくつきWrittenA written, Shinto term for an ancestral or family grave, with a solemn, archaic flavor; 「塚」 is an earthen mound or ancient tomb and need not be a grave.

Use 「塚」 for a raised earthen mound or an ancient tomb. For an ordinary grave, the usual word is 「墓」, and 「墓所」 names a burial site more formally; 「奥津城」 is the Shinto term for a family grave, and 「青山」 appears mainly in proverbs.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （つか）周囲しゅういの地面じめんよりこんもりと丸まるく盛り上もりあがった場所ばしょ。