READING  (おか)
MEANING  hill
JLPT level N3 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
ふくおか
Fukuoka (city or name)
しずおか
Shizuoka (city)
 
Example sentences
福岡
48歳の川勝良一監督はことし6月に福岡を引き継いだが、46歳の松田監督とは因縁浅からぬ関係だ。
The 48-year-old Ryouichi Kawakatsu took over as coach at Fukuoka in June this year, but his fate is closely linked with that of 46-year-old Matsuda.
 
福岡氏にお会いいただけるか、あるいは貴社の方をどなたかご紹介いただけますよう、お願いいたします。
I would appreciate it if you could find time to see Mr Fukuoka, or to introduce him to one of your associates.
静岡
小学5年の息子が静岡から名古屋の小学校に転入しました。
My fifth-year junior school son has transferred into a school in Nagoya from Shizuoka.
 
Lookalikes
 
コウ、はがね 
steel
 
コウ、つな 
hawser
 
ゴウ 
sturdy