# 丘 — knoll

丘 means “knoll”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu). Kun'yomi: おか (oka). You'll see it in words such as 丘 (oka, “hill; height”).

- Meaning: knoll
- On'yomi: キュウ (kyuu)
- Kun'yomi: おか (oka)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 丘

Parts: 斤 axe · 一 one; floor

## Words with 丘

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 丘 | おか (oka) | hill; height |

## Don't confuse it with

[兵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/soldier/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/) · [所](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/place/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[穴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/) · [丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [壌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/) · [緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/) · [拓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-land/) · [漠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/desert/) · [洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/. Last updated 2026-11-01.