• 丘陵きゅうりょう — rolling hills; hilly terrain
• 陵地りょうち — hilly land; upland area
• 山陵さんりょう — imperial tomb in the hills
• 陵墓りょうぼ — imperial mausoleum; royal tomb
• 陵みささぎ — imperial tomb; mausoleum

With the hill radical 阝, 陵 evokes high ground: ridges, slopes, and the tombs built on them. From sacred mausoleums to long lines of hills, it carries the sense of elevated land that rises above the plain.