noun
round burial mound
Rare archaeological term for a round tumulus; compare 円墳 (えんぷん), which is more common.
See also: 円墳
この地域には円塚が点在している。
Round burial mounds are scattered throughout this region.
More common term for a round burial mound; 円塚 is a rarer synonym.
Compound of 円 (まる, 'round') and 塚 (つか, 'mound'), with rendaku voicing of つか to づか. The reading まるか is a rare alternate without rendaku.