坂
さか · saka
Slope, incline, hill
- milestone, (age) mark
Other ways to say “slope” in Japanese →
falls on the next particle · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
この坂を登ると、見晴らしがいい場所に出るよ。
このさかをのぼると、みはらしがいいばしょにでるよ。
If you climb this slope, you'll come out to a place with a great view.
Nihoner sentence bank
この坂を登ると、見晴らしがいいですよ。
このさかをのぼると、みはらしがいいですよ。
If you go up this hill, the view is nice.
Nihoner sentence bank
Say it out loud
Press the microphone and say 坂 (さか)
Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.
Do you really know it?
Learn its family in 60 seconds
6 words that share a kanji with 坂. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.
Your memory hook
Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.
Kanji in this word
Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →
Words that share a kanji
Questions
What does 坂 mean?
Slope, incline, hill. It can also mean: milestone, (age) mark.
How do you pronounce 坂?
さか (saka). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 坂?
JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
How do I remember 坂?
Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).
Save your words
Create a free account and they will be waiting in your review deck — Nihoner brings each one back right before you would forget it.
Free · no card · your words are kept