阜
mound
ぎふ
Stroke Count8
Kangxi Number#170
About this radical
A hill or mound. Left form 阝 (こざとへん) for hill/geography kanji. 院 (institution). 陽 (sunshine).
Variant forms
This radical changes shape depending on its position in a kanji.
阝
Example kanji
Common kanji that use the radical 阜.
院
institution, temple, school イン
病院(びょういん)— hospital
病院に行かなければなりません。
I have to go to the hospital.
陸
Land, Six りく ろく おか
陸っぱり(おかっぱり)— bank fishing
陽
daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle ヨウ ひ
重陽(ちょうよう)— Chrysanthemum Festival (one of the five annual festivals; celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)
昨日重陽を使う機会がありました。
I had a chance to use "Chrysanthemum Festival (one of the five annual festivals; celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)" yesterday.