slope, incline, hill
坂 centers on a slanted surface: a slope, incline, or hill. The core idea is ground that rises or falls at an angle.
坂 combines 土 (earth) with 反, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something slanted or turned. The character represents an earthen slope.
The left side is earth 土, and the right side 反 looks like a tilted surface. Picture a slanted patch of ground: a slope or hill.
For ハン, imagine a hand pulling you up a steep slope: hand -> ハン, and the earth 土 rises at an angle.
slope; incline; hill
hill road
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
downhill; downward slope; descent
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
Matsuzakaya (major Japanese department store chain)
steep slope; steep hill
ramp; slope
gentle slope
From Up on Poppy Hill (manga, 2011 animated film)
ascent; uphill; upward slope
downhill; decline; waning
Yasakatome; deity worshipped at various (lower) Suwa shrines, and consort of Takeminakata
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; building Osaka Castle by talking
to go downhill; to go down a slope
thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō)
yellow guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii)
gentler of two paths (leading up to a shrine or temple)
sudden drop; precipitous slope
bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma); mud skate; shark ray