Kanji

slope, incline, hill

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さか

Nanori (Name Reading)

さか

Common Readings

ハン, さか

Example sentences

さか
この坂を上ると公園に着きます。

If you go up this slope, you'll reach a park.

下る くだる
坂を下る途中で、綺麗な景色が見えた

On the way down the slope, I saw a beautiful view.

坂道 さかみち
この辺りは坂道が多いので、自転車で移動するのは大変だ。

There are many slopes around here, so it's hard to get around by bicycle.

転がる ころがる
ボールが坂道を転がっていった。

The ball went rolling down the slope.

下り坂 くだりざか
雨の後、下り坂で自転車が少し滑った。

After the rain, the bicycle slipped a little on the downhill slope.

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