阪 Osaka

Radical Combination

• 阝

  Building
• 反

  Anti

Meaning

Primary

Osaka

Alternative

Slope

Mnemonic

The place that buildings feel very anti- towards is Osaka. Osaka is the last place they want to be built. Why? Because chances are they'll be built on a slope. Osaka has a lot of big slopes, and buildings hate being built on slopes.

Hints

Try to imagine standing your whole life on a big, slanted slope, like one of these buildings that are so anti-Osaka. Wouldn't be easy, would it? By the way, although this kanji literally means "slope," it's mainly just used in the name for Osaka and to refer to the Osaka region, so that's the meaning we'll focus on.

Readings

On’yomi

はん

Kun’yomi

さか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Who lives in Osaka at the top of a big slope? It's Han (はん) Solo.

Hints

Han loves Osaka for its gritty, port-city vibe, which reminds him of the spaceport cantinas he used to frequent. And he chooses to live on top of a slope because he wants to be closer to space… obviously.