This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ハン、さか
Romaji: han, saka
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: か、ざ
Romaji: ka, za
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

slope, incline, hill

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  865
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  pan
Chinese Reading:  ban3
Unicode:  5742
JIS:  3A64

Indexes

Halpern Index: 234
Nelson Index: 1061
New Nelson Index: 985
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b4.7
Four Corner Index: 4114.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 372
Gakken Index: 595
Japanese Names Index: 390
Daikanwanjiten Index: 4910
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0146
Remembering the kanji Index: 723
Kanji Flashcards Index: 428
Kodansha Compact Index: 370
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 394
Kanji in Context Index: 605
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 172
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 206
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 731
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 780
Essential Kanji Index: 343
Kodansha Kanji Index: 275
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1467
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 304
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 282

Words

(さか)
slope; hill
坂道 (さかみち)
hill road
登坂 (とうはん、とはん)
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
登坂車線 (とはんしゃせん、とうはんしゃせん)
(climbing) lane for slower traffic
上り坂 (のぼりざか)
ascent; uphill
大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)
Osaka; large hill
坂東 (ばんどう)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
下り坂 (くだりざか)
descent; downhill; decline; waning
男坂 (おとこざか)
steeper of two hills
急坂 (きゅうはん、きゅうさか)
steep slope; steep gradient
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