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阪 means 'slope'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 855   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 43    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 32 words   Used in 729 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ハン
Additional readings
Kun    さか slope
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Components
⿰  ⻖ (阜) hill  反 anti  
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See also
坂 slope  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 阪 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 阪 is used 31 times, read 2 ways.
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ハン : 11 words FIND ALL
け い は ん 1 け い は ん 0
noun
Kyoto-Osaka
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さか : 20 words FIND ALL
お お さ か 0
noun
1. Osaka  (this meaning is restricted to reading おおさか)
2. large hill  (archaic)
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An additional 坂 less common words include 阪 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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阪
ハン   slope
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⻖
hill   
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反
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そる to be warped, curved   
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又
また again   
厂
cliff
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