Japanese symbol for “osaka”
大阪
おおさか
Romaji: oosaka
Osaka (city, prefecture)
In Japanese, osaka is 大阪, read おおさか (oosaka).
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Meanings
- n Osaka (city, prefecture)
Written forms: 大阪、大坂. Readings: おおさか.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “osaka”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阪 | はん han | Osaka |
| 大阪民国 | だいはんみんこく daihanminkoku | Osaka |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 京阪 | けいはん keihan | Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.