阪
heights, slope
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
20 of 106- 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
Study
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.