Word Meaning

さか saka

坂 is read as さか (saka) and means milestone.

Meaning

English

  1. milestone
  2. (age) mark
  3. slope
  4. incline
  5. hill

Reading

Kana

さか

Romaji

saka

Writing Variants

  • さか saka

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 5161 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

坂道

さかみち

hill road

坂東三十三所

ばんどうさんじゅうさんしょ

thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō)

上り坂

のぼりざか

(gradual) upturn

下り坂

くだりざか

downhill

Example Sentences

10

このさかはかなりきゅうだ。

this slope is საკმაოდ steep.

さかのうえにちいさなじんじゃがある。

there is a small shrine at the top of the hill.

あめのひはこのさかをじてんしゃでくだるのがこわい。

on rainy days, going down this slope by bicycle is scary.

えきまでながいさかがつづいている。

the long incline continues all the way to the station.

さかをのぼるとうみがみえる。

if you climb the slope, you can see the sea.

かれはさかのとちゅうでたちどまった。

he stopped halfway up the slope.

このさかをこえるとむらにつく。

once you go over this hill, you will reach the village.

ふゆのあさはさかのみちがこおりやすい。

on winter mornings, sloped roads freeze easily.

さかのおおいまちでそだった。

i grew up in a town with many slopes.

The gradient of this hill is steep.