大坂

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See also 大阪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	坂

Alternative forms

• 大阪

Etymology 1

oposaka > oɸosaka > owosaka > oosaka > oːsaka. Compound of opo (“great”) and saka (“hill”). The geographical area was historically known as 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 おおさか, romaji ōsaka, historical hiragana おほさか)

1. Ōsaka, a prefecture of Japan.

Etymology 2

opo saka > opozaka > oɸozaka > owozaka > oozaka > oːzaka. Medial /s/ voices to /z/ due to Rendaku. Compound of opo (“great”) and saka (“hill”). The geographical area was historically known as 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)

1. Historical reading for present-day Ōsaka prefecture.

See also

• 逢坂 (ōsaka)