阪

音読おんよみ: ハン

訓読くんよみ: さか

画数かくすう: 7 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 阝（こざとへん）

Meaning

Slope, hill, Osaka — Refers to inclines and geography, and is famously seen in 大阪おおさか, the city name "Osaka".

  • 阪神はんしん — Hanshin region (Osaka–Kobe)
  • 大阪おおさか — Osaka city
  • 京阪けいはん — Kyoto–Osaka area

The kanji 阪 originally meant “slope” and was used to describe hilly terrain. It later came to be used in place names like 大阪おおさか. The radical 阝 (こざとへん) indicates a place or geographical feature.

大阪おおさかに 住すんでいます。
I live in Osaka.

阪はん神しんタイガースの試合しあいを観みに行いきました。
I went to see a Hanshin Tigers game.

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