The kanji 坂: meaning, readings and stroke order

坂

Meaning: slope, hill
On reading: ハン han
Kun reading: さか saka
Strokes: 7
Radical: 土 earth
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: con dốc (phản)
Japanese: さか。
Korean: 비탈길, 언덕 (판)
Chinese: 坡、斜坡

Readings, words and example sentences

ハン han · on reading · less common

急きゅう坂はん
steep slope
急きゅう坂はんを自転車で登ります。
I ride my bike up a steep hill.

さか saka · kun reading

坂さか
slope, hill
長い 坂さかをゆっくり上ります。
I slowly walk up a long hill.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.