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ๅ‚

Slope, Hill

ใ•ใ‹ (saka)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji ๅ‚ is found in many Japanese place names such as ๅคง้˜ช (Osaka) and ่ตคๅ‚ (Akasaka). Japan's hilly landscape explains why this kanji appears so often.

Memory Trick

Imagine riding a bicycle UP a STEEP HILL. The uphill SLOPE reminds you of ๅ‚.

Readings

Onyomi: ใƒใƒณ (han)

Kunyomi: ใ•ใ‹ (saka)

Example Words

ๅ‚
ใ•ใ‹ (saka)
Slope
ๅ‚้“
ใ•ใ‹ใฟใก (sakamichi)
Sloping road
ๅคง้˜ช
ใŠใŠใ•ใ‹ (Oosaka)
Osaka
ไธŠใ‚Šๅ‚
ใฎใผใ‚Šใ–ใ‹ (noborizaka)
Uphill

Example Sentence

ใ“ใฎ ๅ‚ใฏ ใจใฆใ‚‚ ๆ€ฅใงใ™ใ€‚

ใ“ใฎ ใ•ใ‹ใฏ ใจใฆใ‚‚ ใใ‚…ใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

kono saka wa totemo kyuu desu

This hill is very steep.

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