阪 — pan

Parts that make up 阪

How 阪 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 阪 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 阜, 反.

Korean example words with 阪

• 반판盤阪 Korean gloss: 꾸불꾸불한 고개.
• 대판大阪 Korean gloss: ‘오사카’를 우리 한자음으로 읽은 이름.
• 판상주환阪上走丸 Korean gloss: 언덕 위에서 공을 굴린다는 뜻으로, 어떤 세력에 힘입어 일을 꾀하면 쉽게 이루어지거나 잘 진전됨을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 阪

• 阪神はんしん Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
• 京阪けいはん Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
• 大阪おおさか Osaka (city, prefecture)
• 阪はん Osaka
• 下阪げはん proceeding from Tokyo to Osaka
• 来阪らいはん coming to Osaka; visit to Osaka
• 帰阪きはん returning to Osaka; coming back (home) to Osaka
• 在阪ざいはん being based in Osaka; being in Osaka
• 阪急はんきゅう Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)
• 阪大はんだい Osaka University (abbr)
• 京阪神けいはんしん Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
• 大阪府おおさかふ Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)

Characters sharing the phonetic 反

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “판”

Other hanja with radical 阜