陵 means “imperial tomb, hill”

りょう · ryou

Also: mausoleum, mound

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): みささぎ
On'yomi (Chinese reading): リョウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

Picture a hill (阝) someone climbs over (夌): a great mound rising from the plain. 陵 is an imperial tomb: Sakai's 仁徳天皇陵, keyhole-shaped and ringed by moats, is among the largest tombs in the world, and 丘陵 is hill country.

Used in 丘陵 (kyuuryou, hills), 御陵 (goryou, imperial mausoleum), and 陵墓 (ryoubo, imperial tomb)

陵 means “imperial tomb, hill”

The story

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