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What does the kanji 墳 mean?

墳 means burial mound, mausoleum, grave. On'yomi フン.

Quick facts
On'yomiフン
Strokes15
Main radical土
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi フン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

burial mound, mausoleum, grave

Memory hook

Earth (土) heaped as full as treasure (貝) over an old grave — BURIAL MOUND, TOMB.

Main radical

土soil, earth 3 strokes

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Stroke order · 15 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.