大坂

For pronunciation and definitions of 大坂 – see 大阪 (“Osaka; Osaka; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 大阪).

Kanji in this term
大	坂
おお Grade: 1	さか Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Possibly from Old Japanese.

From 大 (ō, “large”) +‎ 坂 (saka, “hill”).

大(おお)坂(さか) • (Ōsaka) ^{←おほさか (Ofosaka)?}

1. Obsolete spelling of 大阪 (Ōsaka, “Osaka”).: the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan
2. a surname

Due to confusion of the second kanji 坂, it was superseded with 阪 during the early Meiji period.

Kanji in this term
大	坂
おお Grade: 1	さか > ざか Grade: 3
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

The saka changes to zaka as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

大(おお)坂(ざか) • (Ōzaka) ^{←おほざか (Ofozaka)?}

1. (rare) Obsolete spelling of 大阪 (Ōzaka).: a placename

Kanji in this term
大	坂
だい Grade: 1	さか Grade: 3
on'yomi	kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

大(だい)坂(さか) • (Daisaka) ^{←だいさか (Daisaka)?}

1. a surname

Attested in the Kojiki (720 CE).

From 大 (opo, “large”) +‎ 坂 (saka, “hill”).

大坂 (Oposaka) (kana おほさか)

1. Oposaka (a hill downsloping from Yamato to Kawachi provinces, in modern Japan)

• Japanese: 大阪, 大坂 (Ōsaka)