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坂

bǎn

Character

What 坂 means

1. variant of {阪|bǎn}

Other readings

坂 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bǎnvariant of {阪|bǎn}

Example sentences

• 大坂是日本的商业中心。
  Dàbǎn shì Rìběn de shāngyèzhōngxīn.
  Osaka is the center of commerce in Japan.
• 我们在大坂已经住了六年。
  Wǒmen zài Dàbǎn yǐjīng zhù le liù nián.
  We have lived in Osaka six years.
• 我今天晚上离开东京到大坂。
  Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang líkāi Dōngjīng dào Dàbǎn.
  This evening, I am leaving Tokyo for Osaka.
• 从大坂到秋田的车费是多少？
  Cóng Dàbǎn dào Qiūtián de chēfèi shì duōshao?
  What is the fare from Osaka to Akita?
• 你来到大坂的时候请跟我联络。
  Nǐ láidào Dàbǎn de shíhou qǐng gēn wǒ liánluò.
  When you arrive in Osaka, please contact me.
• 这架飞机往返于大坂和函馆之间。
  Zhè jià fēijī wǎngfǎn yú Dàbǎn hé Hánguǎn zhījiān.
  This plane flies between Osaka and Hakodate.

Words starting with 坂

• 坂井Bǎn jǐngSakai (Japanese surname and place name)
• 坂本Bǎn běnSakamoto (Japanese surname)

Words containing 坂

• 大坂Dà bǎnJapanese surname Osaka; old variant of 大阪
• 达坂城区Dá bǎn chéng QūDabancheng, a district of Ürümqi City 乌鲁木齐市
• 长坂坡七进七出cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chūfamous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 赵云 charges seven times…
• 达坂城Dá bǎn chéngsee 达坂城区

Characters built on 反

These share the phonetic component 反 (fǎn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 版bǎna register; block of printing; edition
• 板bǎnboard; plank; plate
• 返fǎnto return (to)
• 贩fànto deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in
• 饭fàncooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan
• 叛pànto betray; to rebel; to revolt
• 阪bǎnslope; hillside
• 扳bānto pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation)

Characters that look like 坂

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 或huòmaybe; perhaps; might
• 版bǎna register; block of printing; edition
• 板bǎnboard; plank; plate
• 贩fànto deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in
• 圾jīused in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. sè
• 扳bānto pull; to turn (sth) around; to turn around (a situation)

Sounds the same

Read bǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 版a register; block of printing; edition
• 板board; plank; plate
• 阪slope; hillside
• 钣metal plate; sheet of metal
• 昄great; expansive
• 舨sampan
• 粄(Hakka cuisine) snacks made from glutinous rice flour (rice cakes, noodles etc)