阪
阪
7 strokes
Frequency: 503
Grade 4
Meanings
heights
slope
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さか
Common Words
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
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.
1
Osaka-Kobe
2
Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Examples
大雨のために本日の阪神・巨人戦は中止になった。
Today's Tigers-Giants baseball game was called off due to heavy rain.
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