逢坂の関

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逢	坂	関
あ(う) > お(う) Jinmeiyō	さか Grade: 3	せき Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
逢坂の關 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

逢坂 (Ōsaka) refers to 逢坂山 (Ōsaka-yama, “mountain bordering Otsu and Kyoto”)”.

Proper noun

逢(おう)坂(さか)の関(せき) • (Ōsaka-no-seki) ^{←あふさかのせき (afusakanoseki)?}

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Citations

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Usage notes

• In waka poetry, Ōsaka puns to 逢ふ坂 (afu saka → au saka, literally “meeting hill”), first mentioned in Semimaru's poem in the Gosen Wakashū.