赤坂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	坂
あか Grade: 1	さか Grade: 3

Etymology

Literally "red hill", from 赤(あか) (aka, “red”) and 坂(さか) (saka, “hill”). The placename does not refer to any known specific hill, and may be reduced from an earlier 茜坂(あかねさか) (akanesaka, “madder hill”, literally “red root hill”).

Proper noun

赤(あか)坂(さか) • (Akasaka) 

1. A district of Minato, Tokyo.
2. a surname