丘
おか · oka · JLPT N3 · noun
hill
⛰️ oka sounds like OK, a hill: the climb is only a hill, not a mountain
Etymology: 丘 began as a drawing of a low rise with two humps on top of the ground line. It means a hill smaller than a mountain (山 yama), as in 丘陵 kyūryō, hills and rolling country.