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大坂

Dà bǎn

2-character word

What 大坂 means

1. Japanese surname Osaka
2. old variant of {大阪|Dà bǎn} (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era

The characters in 大坂

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 坂bǎnvariant of 阪

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.

Sounds the same

Read Dà bǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 大阪Osaka, city in Japan