ぜん
前
ぽう
方
こう
後
えん
円
ふん
墳

noun

Messages.archeol.
  1. keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぜん
前
ぽう
方
こう
後
えん
円
ふん
墳
 前方後円墳 ぜんぽうこうえんふん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

in front, before
まえ　ゼン　さき (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
behind, back, later
ゴ　のち　コウ (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
circle, yen, round
エン　まる.い　まど (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
tomb, mound
フン (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
decorate
フン　ヒ　ホン (Kentei 1)
grass
キ　ケ　くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)