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坂

坂 — slope, incline, hill

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ハン
Kun
さか
Strokes
7
JLPT
N2
School grade
3

Common words with 坂

  • 坂さかslope; incline; hillCommon

    坂を下りるときに彼女のおんぼろ自転車はキーキー音を立てた。
    Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.

  • 坂道さかみちhill roadCommon

    フーッ、この坂道はきついよ。でも帰りは楽だよね。
    Whew! This is a tough hill. But coming back sure will be a breeze.

  • 下り坂くだりざかdownhill; downward slope; descentCommon

    丘は川のほうまで下り坂になっています。
    The hill slopes downward to the river.

  • 上り坂のぼりざかascent; uphill; upward slopeCommon
  • 急な坂きゅうなさかsudden drop; precipitous slopeRare
  • 赤坂図書館あかさかとしょかんAkasaka LibraryRare
  • だらだら坂だらだらざかgentle slopeRare
  • 坂田鮫さかたざめyellow guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii)Rare
  • 坂東ばんどうBandō; former name of the Kantō regionRare
  • 坂を下りるさかをおりるto go downhill; to go down a slopeRare
  • 口では大坂の城も建つくちではおおさかのしろもたつtalk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; building Osaka Castle by talkingRare
  • 登坂とうはんclimbing a slope (hill); ascending a hillRare
  • 登坂車線とはんしゃせん(climbing) lane for slower trafficRare
  • 東雲坂田鮫しののめさかたざめbowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma); mud skate; shark rayRare
  • 松坂屋まつざかやMatsuzakaya (major Japanese department store chain)Rare
  • 松坂屋美術館まつざかやびじゅつかんMatsuzakaya MuseumRare
  • 黄泉比良坂よもつひらさかYomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)Rare
  • 急坂きゅうはんsteep slope; steep hillRare
  • 坂路はんろramp; slopeRare
  • コクリコ坂からコクリコざかからFrom Up on Poppy Hill (manga, 2011 animated film)Rare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 20 words that use 坂.

  • 坂 さか slope; incline; hill
  • 坂道 さかみち hill road
  • 下り坂 くだりざか downhill; downward slope; descent
  • 上り坂 のぼりざか ascent; uphill; upward slope
  • 急な坂 きゅうなさか sudden drop; precipitous slope

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