坂 — kanji meaning “slope”
坂
slope, incline, hill
- Meanings
- slope, incline, hill
- On'yomi
- ハン (han)
- Kun'yomi
- さか
- Name readings
- か、ざ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #865 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 32
- Chinese reading
- bǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 坂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坂道 | さかみち sakamichi | hill road |
| 下り坂 | くだりざか kudarizaka | downhill; downward slope; descent |
| 坂東 | ばんどう bandou | Bandō; former name of the Kantō region |
| 登坂 | とうはん touhan | climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill |
| 松坂屋 | まつざかや matsuzakaya | Matsuzakaya (major Japanese department store chain) |
| 上り坂 | のぼりざか noborizaka | ascent; uphill; upward slope |
| 急坂 | きゅうはん kyuuhan | steep slope; steep hill |
| 坂路 | はんろ hanro | ramp; slope |
| 男坂 | おとこざか otokozaka | steeper of two paths (leading up to a shrine or temple) |
| 女坂 | おんなざか onnazaka | gentler of two paths (leading up to a shrine or temple) |
| 下坂 | しもさか shimosaka | downhill; decline; waning |
| 急な坂 | きゅうなさか kyuunasaka | sudden drop; precipitous slope |
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