さか

Slope, hill

N4noun·saka

How to remember it

土 (ground) + 反 (turn) — ground that turns upward at an angle.

Example sentences

  • この坂はとても急です。

    このさかはとてもきゅうです。

    This slope is very steep.

  • 坂を下りて駅に向かいました。

    さかをくだりてえきにむかいました。

    I went down the hill toward the station.

Usage

Common noun; used with 上る (climb) or 下りる (descend).

Related words

階段上る下りる

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