坂

• 読み: さか
• ローマ字: saka
• 漢字の分解: 坂 (han/saka) — slope, hill
• 発音: /sa.ka/

意味

A slope; a hill. An inclined section of road or path.

Refers to a sloped road or path, not a mountain or hill itself. Common in everyday descriptions of terrain and directions. Appears in compound words like 上り坂 (noborizaka, uphill slope) and 下り坂 (kudarizaka, downhill slope). Many famous places in Japan are named with 坂, especially in hilly cities like Tokyo.

例文

1. この坂を上ると駅があります。
2. 自転車で坂を下るのは楽しいです。
3. 毎朝、急な坂を歩いて学校に行きます。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, daily commute, geography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 坂 combines 土 (tsuchi, earth) and 反 (han, to bend/incline), indicating sloped ground.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal