heights, slope
阪 centers on a raised landform: a slope or heights. It describes an incline or elevated ground.
阪 combines the hill radical ⻖ with 反, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a slope or hillside.
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.
For ハン, imagine a hand pulling you up a slope: hand -> ハン, and the hand helps you climb the heights.
Osaka (city, prefecture)
Osaka-Kobe
Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)
Osaka
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
Gamba Osaka (professional football club)
Osaka University
Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School (abbr)
Osaka University (abbr)
Cerezo Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
Hankyu Corporation
Osaka City University
Hankyu Department Store
Osaka Prefecture University
Osaka University of Arts
Osaka University of Arts
Osaka College of Music
proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka