大坂

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See also: 大阪

Chinese

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

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”).

Proper noun

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
Usage notes

Due to confusion of the second kanji 坂, it was superseded with 阪 during the early Meiji period.

Etymology 2

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).

Proper noun

大(おお)坂(ざか) • (Ōzaka) ←おほざか (Ofozaka)?

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

Etymology 3

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.)

Proper noun

大(だい)坂(さか) • (Daisaka) ←だいさか (Daisaka)?

  1. a surname

Old Japanese

Etymology

Attested in the Kojiki (720 CE).

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

Proper noun

大坂 (Oposaka) (kana おほさか)

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

Descendants

  • Japanese: 大阪, 大坂 (Ōsaka)
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