塚・冢|つかtsuka[2]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounmound; heap; hillock
- nounburial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow; gravesite
- 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.
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