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