Meet 岡 in a landscape and in names such as 福岡 and 岡山.
The idea
岡 has 8 strokes. Its kun reading is おか; its on reading is コウ. Learn names as whole words: 福岡 is ふくおか and 岡山 is おかやま. Follow the linked stroke diagram.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岡 | おか | hill |
| 福岡 | ふくおか | Fukuoka |
| 岡山 | おかやま | Okayama |
| 静岡 | しずおか | Shizuoka |
Examples
- 岡の上に神社があります。There is a shrine on the hill.
- 岡から海が見えます。You can see the sea from the hill.
- 福岡で友達に会いました。I met a friend in Fukuoka.
- 岡山へ電車で行きます。I will go to Okayama by train.
- 静岡のお茶を飲みました。I drank tea from Shizuoka.
- 岡の道をゆっくり歩きます。I walk slowly along the path on the hill.
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Watch out
丘 also means hill and is a common spelling for an ordinary hill. Place names have fixed spellings and readings: do not replace 岡 with 丘 in 福岡.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 岡山 in hiragana.
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おかやま
岡山 is おかやま: 岡 is read おか in this place name.
Write the reading of 福岡 in hiragana.
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ふくおか
福岡 is ふくおか: learn the whole name, including the reading おか.
Choose the missing kanji: 静＿（しずおか）［岡／山］.
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岡
岡 completes 静岡, read しずおか; 山 would spell a different name.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 岡山 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 福岡 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 静＿（しずおか）［岡／山］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 岡 using the diagram, then cover the table and read 福岡 and 岡山. Make a sentence about one place.