Circular hill - Enkyu

Japanese: 圜丘 - えんきゅう
Circular hill - Enkyu
A circular platform on which the emperor worships the heavens on the winter solstice. (Book of Han, Chapter 1 of Yang Xiong's Biography) (Fu of Ganquan) The revered circular hill hides the heavens high.

See the entry for the character "圜".

Source : Heibonsha "Popular version Jitsū" About the popular version Jitsū Information

Japanese:
天子が冬至に天を祭る円形の壇。〔漢書、揚雄伝上〕(甘泉の賦)崇崇(しゆうしゆう)たる圜丘、(たか)く天を隱す。

字通「圜」の項目を見る。

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