Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (阪)
Simplified (坂)
Notes
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檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
阪
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
阪
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
阪
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
阪
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
阪
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阪
Regular
Modern
Japanese
noun
- slope; incline; hill
- milestone; (age) mark (e.g. 60の坂)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
阪 さか
Saka surname
阪 さかざき
Sakazaki surname
阪 はん
Han surname
阪 ばん
Ban surname
CHINESE WORDS (2)
JAPANESE WORDS (103)
⭐ 坂 [さか] #4,315
slope
⭐ 大阪 [おおさか] #6,968
Osaka (city, prefecture)
⭐ 阪神 [はんしん] #34,516
Osaka-Kobe
大阪府 [おおさかふ] #41,023
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
⭐ 京阪 [けいはん] #60,843
Kyoto and Osaka
大阪弁 [おおさかべん] #70,957
Osaka dialect
松阪牛 [まつさかぎゅう] #74,953
Matsusaka beef
坂路 [はんろ] #80,664
ramp
大阪人 [おおさかじん] #82,655
Osakan (person)
大阪府警 [おおさかふけい] #87,483
Osaka Prefectural Police (abbr)
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