Onyomi: ハン · Kunyomi: さか · Meanings: heights, slope
Kanji for heights, slope
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阪 is made from 阝, meaning a hill or raised land, and 反, meaning to bend or turn back. A hill road often curves and turns as it goes up or down the slope. The image of land that rises and forces people to turn or climb naturally represents a slope. From this idea, 阪 came to mean a hill or slope, and is famously used in place names like Osaka.
阪 shows a hill with a road that bends and turns as it goes up or down.
Imagine walking up a hill where the path keeps turning back and forth. That winding slope is 阪.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 坂 | さか | slope, incline, hill | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 阪神 | はんしん | Osaka-Kobe | common Noun |
| 阪神大震災 | はんしんだいしんさい | Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995) | Noun |
| 阪急電鉄 | はんきゅうでんてつ | Hankyu Corporation | Noun |
| 阪急百貨店 | はんきゅうひゃっかてん | Hankyu Department Store | Noun |
| 阪南大学 | はんなんだいがく | Hannan University | Noun |
| 阪神高速道路公団 | はんしんこうそくどうろこうだん | Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation | Noun |
| 阪神電鉄 | はんしんでんてつ | Hanshin Electric Railway Co. | Noun |
| 阪大 | はんだい | Osaka University (abbr) | Noun |
| 阪急 | はんきゅう | Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate) | Noun |