墳丘

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 墳丘, read ふんきゅう, combines burial mound 墳 with hill 丘 as an archaeological landform term.
• Basic usage: It denotes the earth or stone mound built over a tomb, as in 古墳の墳丘.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • It is the raised exterior part of a tomb 古墳, distinct from the burial chamber inside.