小坂
See also: 小阪
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 坂 |
| お Grade: 1 | さか Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
From /wosaka/ → /osaka/. Compound of 小 (o, “little”) + 坂 (saka, “hill”). The geographical area was later renamed to 大阪 (Ōsaka, Ōzaka, “large hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [o̞sa̠ka̠]
Proper noun
小坂 (hiragana おさか, rōmaji Osaka, historical hiragana をさか)
- (archaic, historical) Osaka
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 坂 |
| お Grade: 1 | さか > ざか Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
From /wosaka/ → /wozaka/ → /ozaka/. The medial /s/ voices to /z/ due to rendaku (連濁). See above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [o̞za̠ka̠]
Proper noun
小坂 (hiragana おざか, rōmaji Ozaka, historical hiragana をざか)
- (archaic, historical) Osaka