阪 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「阜」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「阜」
- On
- ハン
- Kun
- さか
- Meaning
- slope (used chiefly for Osaka)
Origin
Combines 阝 (hill) with 反 for the sound; means a sloping piece of land, used in the place name Osaka.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ハン | 阪神・京阪 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 大阪おおさか
Osaka
- 阪神はんしん
Hanshin (Osaka–Kobe area)
Example
父は大阪で働いています。
My father works in Osaka.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)