Japanese symbol for “mound”
塚
つか
Romaji: tsuka
mound; heap; hillock
In Japanese, mound is 塚, read つか (tsuka).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n mound; heap; hillock
- n burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow; gravesite
- n standing stone; stone signpost; roadside stone statue
Written forms: 塚、冢. Readings: つか.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mound”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マウンド | マウンド maundo | (pitcher's) mound |
| 壇 | だん dan | (ceremonial) mound |
| 阜 | つかさ tsukasa | mound; hill |
| 土盛り | どもり domori | mounded earth; embankment; mound |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貝塚 | かいづか kaizuka | shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden |
| 一里塚 | いちりづか ichirizuka | milestone (1 ri apart) |
| 大塚家具 | おおつかかぐ ootsukakagu | Ōtsuka Kagu, Ltd |
| 大塚製薬 | おおつかせいやく ootsukaseiyaku | Otsuka Pharmaceutical |
| 高塚 | たかつか takatsuka | tumulus; burial mound |
| 蟻塚 | ありづか arizuka | anthill |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mound”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.