坂(さか)

さか
noun
slope, hill
1. slope, hill, incline
A surface of ground that is not flat, especially one that goes up or down.
この坂(さか)は急(きゅう)だ。
This slope is steep.
坂(さか)を上(のぼ)って学校(がっこう)に行(い)く。
I go up the hill to school.
坂(さか)を下(くだ)ると駅(えき)がある。
If you go down the slope, there's a station.
この辺(あた)りには坂(さか)が多(おお)いので、自転車(じてんしゃ)では大変(たいへん)だ。
There are many hills in this area, so it's tough by bicycle.
毎朝(まいあさ)この長(なが)い坂(さか)を上(のぼ)って会社(かいしゃ)に行(い)くのは大変(たいへん)だけど、健康(けんこう)にいいと思(おも)う。
It's tough to go up this long hill every morning to get to work, but I think it's good for my health.

坂(さか) refers to a sloping street or hillside path.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 坂(さか)を上(のぼ)る: to go up a hill
  • 坂(さか)を下(くだ)る/下(お)りる: to go down a hill
  • 急(きゅう)な坂(さか): steep slope
  • 坂道(さかみち): sloping road, hill road

IN PLACE NAMES:

坂(さか) appears in many famous Japanese place names:

  • 赤坂(あかさか): Akasaka (Tokyo)
  • 道玄坂(どうげんざか): Dogenzaka (Shibuya)
  • 乃木坂(のぎざか): Nogizaka

RELATED WORDS:

  • 丘(おか): hill (landform)
  • 斜面(しゃめん): slope (general term)
  • 下(くだ)り坂(ざか): downhill slope
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Added 2026.1.8 21:03 · Revised 2026.3.11 12:40
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