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阪 — 7 strokes / Radical「阜」

道
7Elementary year 4 / 7 strokes / Radical「阜」
On
ハンはん · han
Kun
さかsaka
Meaning
slope (used chiefly for Osaka)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Combines 阝 (hill) with 反 for the sound; means a sloping piece of land, used in the place name Osaka.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onハンはんhan阪神はんしん京阪けいはん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 大阪おおさか

    Osaka

  • 阪神はんしん

    Hanshin (Osaka–Kobe area)

More words with this kanji

  • 大阪府おおさかふ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

父(ちち)は大阪(おおさか)で働(はたら)いています。

My father works in Osaka.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

大阪阪神阪大big神god阜hill院instit…飯cooked…凡ordina…反opposi…氾overfl…犯to com…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

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