Memory phrase for the Kanji: 坂


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Meaning

slope, hill

Pronunciation

HAN
saka

Explanation

Left: earth , right: opposition (Climbing the cliff by hand ? I am opposing!)

Mnemonic

The earth opposes to be a slope or hill. (It likes to distribute flatly.)

Radicals

earthground, soil
opposition
cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
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Vocabulary

 坂路  ばんろ  hang, slope
 坂  さか  slope, hill
 急坂  きゅうはん  steep slope
 坂道  さかみち  hill road
 坂を下りる  さかをおりる  to go downhill

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