mausoleum · hill

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is りょう, and the kun reading is みささぎ. It has 11 strokes. It appears in words for hills and royal tombs.
• Basic usage: 丘陵 is read きゅうりょう and 陵墓 is read りょうぼ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 丘陵 / 陵墓
  • 丘陵 means hills or rolling terrain and is read きゅうりょう. It refers to rolling or gently sloping hills.
  • 緩やかな丘陵を越える道を歩きました。 means “We walked along a road that crossed gently rolling hills.”
  • 陵墓 means royal tomb or mausoleum and is read りょうぼ. It refers to a royal tomb or mausoleum.
  • 調査隊は丘の上にある古い陵墓の周辺を測量した。 means “The survey team measured the area around the old royal tomb on the hill.”