# 坂 — slope

坂 means “slope”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes.  Kun'yomi: さか (saka). You'll see it in words such as 坂 (saka, “slope; incline”).

- Meaning: slope
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: さか (saka)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 坂

Earth (土) that turns back (反) on you: a slope.

Parts: 土 earth · 反 turn back

## Words with 坂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 坂 | さか (saka) | slope; incline |

## Don't confuse it with

[反](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/against/) · [圧](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pressure/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [返](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give-back/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[岡](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hill/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [谷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/) · [崎](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cape/) · [園](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/garden/) · [岩](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rock/) · [奈](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nara/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/)

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