"さか" meaning in All languages combined

See さか on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [sa̠ka̠] Forms: さか ^ [canonical], saka [romanization], さか [hiragana, historical], 坂 [alternative, kanji], 阪 [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=さか}} さか • (saka) ^(←さか (saka)?)
  1. slope; hill Derived forms: 大阪 (Ōsaka) (ruby: 大阪(おおさか)), 坂道 (sakamichi) (ruby: 坂道(さかみち)), 上り坂 (noborizaka) (ruby: 上(のぼ), 坂(ざか)), 下り坂 (kudarizaka) (ruby: 下(くだ), 坂(ざか)) Related terms: 丘 (oka) (ruby: 丘(おか))
    Sense id: en-さか-ja-noun-GZ4w2aXx Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 39 29 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 39 29 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [sa̠ka̠] Forms: さか ^ [canonical], saka [romanization], さか [hiragana, historical], 逆 [alternative, kanji], 倒 [alternative, kanji, uncommon]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=さか}} さか • (saka) ^(←さか (saka)?)
  1. (uncommon) being upside-down, reversed, etc. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: 逆
    Sense id: en-さか-ja-noun-RDN6sxj9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix [Japanese]

IPA: [sa̠ka̠] Forms: さか ^ [canonical], saka- [romanization], さか [hiragana, historical], 逆 [alternative, kanji], 倒 [alternative, kanji, uncommon]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|prefix|hhira=さか}} さか • (saka-) ^(←さか (saka-)?)
  1. contrary, anti-, contra- Tags: morpheme Derived forms: 逆らう (sakarau) (ruby: 逆(さか)), 逆様 (sakasama) (ruby: 逆様(さかさま)), 逆上がり (sakaagari) (ruby: 逆上(さかあ)), 逆立ち (sakadachi) (ruby: 逆立(さかだ)), 遡る (sakanoboru) (ruby: 遡(さかのぼ))
    Sense id: en-さか-ja-prefix-12cODBK2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 29 27 44 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Odaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 32 22 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "さか ^",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "saka",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "さか",
      "roman": "saka",
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    {
      "form": "坂",
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      "form": "阪",
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          "roman": "Ōsaka",
          "ruby": [
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              "大阪",
              "おおさか"
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          "roman": "sakamichi",
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          "roman": "noborizaka",
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              "上",
              "のぼ"
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        },
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          "roman": "kudarizaka",
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              "下",
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              "坂",
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          "english": "to go downhill",
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              "坂",
              "さか"
            ],
            [
              "下",
              "お"
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          "text": "坂を下りる",
          "translation": "to go downhill"
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        {
          "roman": "oka",
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              "丘",
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      "other": "さか"
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              "逆",
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          "roman": "sakasama",
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        {
          "roman": "sakaagari",
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              "逆上",
              "さかあ"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "sakadachi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "逆立",
              "さかだ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "逆立ち"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sakanoboru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "遡",
              "さかのぼ"
            ]
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          "word": "遡る"
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          "anti-"
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    },
    {
      "other": "さか"
    }
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  "word": "さか"
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      "roman": "Ōsaka",
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          "坂",
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      "roman": "kudarizaka",
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          "坂",
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      "roman": "oka",
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          "english": "to go downhill",
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              "坂",
              "さか"
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              "下",
              "お"
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          "translation": "to go downhill"
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          "slope",
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      "ipa": "[sa̠ka̠]"
    },
    {
      "other": "さか"
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      "other": "さか"
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    },
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      "other": "さか"
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    {
      "other": "さか"
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