小坂

See also: 小阪

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
小 坂
お
Grade: 1		 さか
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

From /wosaka/ → /osaka/. Compound of 小 (o, “little”) +‎ 坂 (saka, “hill”). The geographical area was later renamed to 大阪 (Ōsaka, Ōzaka, “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞sa̠ka̠]

Proper noun

小(お)坂(さか) • (Osaka) ←をさか (wosaka)?

  1. (archaic, historical) Osaka

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
小 坂
お
Grade: 1		 さか > ざか
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

From /wosaka/ → /wozaka/ → /ozaka/. The medial /s/ voices to /z/ due to rendaku (連濁). See above.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞za̠ka̠]

Proper noun

小(お)坂(ざか) • (Ozaka) ←をざか (wozaka)?

  1. (archaic, historical) Osaka
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