大坂
See also: 大阪
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 大坂 – see 大阪. (This term, 大坂, is a variant form of 大阪.) |
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 坂 |
おお Grade: 1 | さか Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Possibly from Old Japanese.
From 大 (ō, “large”) + 坂 (saka, “hill”).
Proper noun
大坂 • (Ōsaka) ←おほさか (ofosaka)?
- Obsolete spelling of 大阪 (Ōsaka, “Osaka”): the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- a surname
Usage notes
Due to confusion of the second kanji 坂, it was superseded with 阪 during the early Meiji period.
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 坂 |
おお Grade: 1 | さか > ざか Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
The saka changes to zaka as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Proper noun
大坂 • (Ōzaka) ←おほざか (ofozaka)?
- (rare) Obsolete spelling of 大阪 (Ōzaka): a placename
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 坂 |
だい Grade: 1 | さか Grade: 3 |
on’yomi | kun’yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
大坂 • (Daisaka) ←だいさか (daisaka)?
- a surname
Old Japanese
Etymology
Attested in the Kojiki (720 CE).
From 大 (opo, “large”) + 坂 (saka, “hill”).
Proper noun
大坂 (Oposaka) (kana おほさか)
- Oposaka (a hill downsloping from Yamato to Kawachi provinces, in modern Japan)
Descendants
- Japanese: 大阪, 大坂 (Ōsaka)