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Kotomora

阪

heights, slope

StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ハン

Kun'yomi

  • さか

Meaning

阪 centers on a raised landform: a slope or heights. It describes an incline or elevated ground.

Most common words using 阪

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  • 大阪おおさか
    N5

    Osaka (city, prefecture)

  • 阪神はんしん

    Osaka-Kobe

  • 阪急はんきゅう

    Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)

  • 阪はん

    Osaka

  • 京阪けいはん

    Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area

  • 阪神タイガースはんしんタイガース

    Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)

  • ガンバ大阪ガンバおおさか

    Gamba Osaka (professional football club)

  • 大阪大学おおさかだいがく

    Osaka University

  • 大阪桐蔭おおさかとういん

    Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School (abbr)

  • 阪大はんだい

    Osaka University (abbr)

  • セレッソ大阪セレッソおおさか

    Cerezo Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)

  • 京阪神けいはんしん

    Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe

  • 阪急電鉄はんきゅうでんてつ

    Hankyu Corporation

  • 大阪市立大学おおさかしりつだいがく

    Osaka City University

  • 阪急百貨店はんきゅうひゃっかてん

    Hankyu Department Store

  • 大阪府立大学おおさかふりつだいがく

    Osaka Prefecture University

  • 大阪芸術大学おおさかげいじゅつだいがく

    Osaka University of Arts

  • 大阪芸大おおさかげいだい

    Osaka University of Arts

  • 大阪音楽大学おおさかおんがくだいがく

    Osaka College of Music

  • 下阪げはん

    proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka

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Etymology

阪 combines the hill radical ⻖ with 反, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a slope or hillside.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⻖ is a hill, and the right side 反 looks like a hand turning something over. Picture a hand turning a hill into a steep slope.

Reading mnemonic

For ハン, imagine a hand pulling you up a slope: hand -> ハン, and the hand helps you climb the heights.