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大坂
大坂
See also: 大阪
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 大 | 坂 |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 |
Alternative forms
Proper noun
大坂 (hiragana おおさか, romaji Ōsaka, historical hiragana おほさか)
- Ōsaka, a prefecture of Japan.
Etymology 2
opo saka → opozaka → oɸozaka → owozaka → oozaka → oːzaka. Medial /s/ voices to /z/ due to Rendaku. Compound of 大 (ō, “great”) + 阪 (saka, “hill”). The geographical area was historically known as 小坂 (Osaka, Ozaka, “little hill”) and was renamed to Ōsaka / Ōzaka "great hill". Originally spelled as 大坂 before being replaced with 大阪.
Proper noun
大坂 (hiragana おおざか, romaji Ōzaka, historical hiragana おほざか)
- Historical reading for present-day Ōsaka prefecture.