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岡
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冈
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ridge of a hill

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
gāng
コウ
おか
강
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 网 represents the sound.
Components
山 mountain+ 网 kangxi =
岡 ridge of a hill
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
网 Phonetic component
wǎng kangxi
net, web
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)仙 immortal屾 氙 xenon汕 basket for catching fish灿 vivid (simp)疝 hernia籼 long-grained rice (simp)舢 sampan訕 slander (trad)讪 vilify (simp)赸 密 secret屵 tall mountain屹 to rise high屺 a hill with屿 island (alt) (simp)岈 岌 hazardous岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
冈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
冈 / 岡 [gāng]
ridge; mound
Japanese
丘 、 岡 、 壟 (old) 、 陸符 おか 同音

noun

  1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground
  2. mahjong usually kana bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その丘は見晴らしがよい。
The hill commands a fine view.
Japanese Names
岡 おか
Oka place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (44)
井冈山 [Jǐng​gāng​Shān] #16,180
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
梵蒂冈 [Fàn​dì​gāng] #12,813
Vatican City
俄勒冈州 [E​lè​gāng​zhōu] #13,941
Oregon
俄勒冈 [E​lè​gāng] #15,975
Oregon
福冈 [Fú​gāng] #36,984
Fukuoka, city in Kyushyu, Japan
黄冈 [Huáng​gāng] #37,271
Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei
冈比亚 [Gāng​bǐ​yà] #64,875
Gambia
黄冈市 [Huáng​gāng​shì] #48,526
Huanggang prefecture-level city in Hubei
静冈县 [Jìng​gāng​xiàn] #52,329
Shizuoka prefecture southwest of Tokyo, Japan
山冈 [shān​gāng] #50,092
mound
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JAPANESE WORDS (81)
⭐ 丘 [おか] #3,941
hill
⭐ 福岡 [ふくおか] #22,744
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
⭐ 静岡 [しずおか] #27,712
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
岡山 [おかやま] #34,377
Okayama (city, prefecture)
静岡県 [しずおかけん] #34,911
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)
福岡県 [ふくおかけん] #41,415
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
岡山県 [おかやまけん] #53,148
Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
盛岡 [もりおか] #53,210
Morioka (city in Iwate)
岡場所 [おかばしょ] #83,325
red-light district
阜 [つかさ] #95,649
mound
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