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円墳

えんぷん

N1round burial mound

Examples

丘の上で小さな円墳が見つかった。

案内板には、この円墳の構造が図で示されている。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 円墳(えんぷん) combines , roundness, with , a tomb.
  • Basic usage: It names a round burial mound and appears in accounts of discoveries or descriptions of its structure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Shape and size
    • 円墳 classifies the mound by shape. 小さな separately adds its size in the first example.
  • The compound's sound
    • In this word, is pronounced ぷん.

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