Quick answer
坂 is the kanji for "Hill". Its reading is さか (saka). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Hill
Also : Slope · Incline
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 坂 represents 'SLOPE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of slope.
On-reading: はん — remember this sound by associating it with slope. Kun-reading: さか.
Example Sentences
急な坂道を自転車で上るのは、かなり体力を消耗します。
きゅうなさかみちをじてんしゃでのぼるのは、かなりたいりょくをしょうもうします。
Cycling up a steep slope is quite exhausting.
下り坂では、スピードが出すぎないよう注意が必要です。
くだりざかでは、すぴーどがでしすぎないようちゅういがひつようです。
On downhill slopes, care is needed so as not to go too fast.
Vocabulary using 坂
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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