丘陵

きゅうりょう

hill

Also:rolling hills

What does 丘陵 mean?

丘陵 is a Japanese noun meaning hill in English. It can also be translated as rolling hills depending on context. It is written as 丘陵 in kanji, きゅうりょう in hiragana, and kyuuryou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

飛行機から見ると、小さな丘陵は平地のように見える。

Small hills look flat from an airplane.