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小坂
小坂
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 坂 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 |
Proper noun
小坂 (hiragana おさか, romaji osaka, historical hiragana をさか)
- Ōsaka, a prefecture of Japan.
Etymology 2
wo saka → wozaka → ozaka. Compound of 小 (o, “little”) + 坂 (saka, “hill”). The medial /s/ voices to /z/ due to Rendaku. The geographical area was later renamed to 大阪 (Ōsaka, Ōzaka, “great hill”).
Proper noun
小坂 (hiragana おざか, romaji ozaka, historical hiragana をざか)
- Ōsaka, a prefecture of Japan.