坂
坂

slope, incline, hill

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坂阪さかNounFreq #4315
1

slope; incline; hill

Examples
坂を下りるときに彼女のおんぼろ自転車はキーキー音を立てた。
Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.
2

E.g. 60の坂

milestone; (age) mark

大阪おおさか大坂NounFreq #6968
1

Osaka (city, prefecture)

Examples
すぐに大阪に行ってもらいたい。
I want you to go to Osaka right away.
坂道さかみちNounFreq #10408
1

hill road

Examples
フーッ、この坂道はきついよ。でも帰りは楽だよね。
Whew! This is a tough hill. But coming back sure will be a breeze.
下り坂くだりざかNounFreq #25466
1

downhill; downward slope; descent

Examples
丘は川のほうまで下り坂になっています。
The hill slopes downward to the river.
2

decline; waning; ebb; (going) downhill

上り坂登り坂のぼりざかNounFreq #33778
1

ascent; uphill; upward slope

Examples
道は上り坂になってその村に出る。
The road ascends to the village.
2

(gradual) upturn; increase

坂東ばんどうNounFreq #44529
1

Bandō; former name of the Kantō region

坂を下りるさかをおりるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #45318
1

to go downhill; to go down a slope

京阪けいはん京坂NounFreq #60843
1

Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area

急坂きゅうはんきゅうざかNounFreq #65034
1

steep slope; steep hill

急な坂きゅうなさかExpressionFreq #67463
1

sudden drop; precipitous slope

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