古墳

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ふん
Grade: S
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ふん) (kofun

  1. a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave; a tumulus
  2. an old tomb

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: kofun

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN