大坂おおさか

See also: 大阪おおさか

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大だい坂さか – see 大阪おおさか (“Osaka; Osaka; etc.”). (This term is a variant form of 大阪おおさか).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大だい	坂さか
おお Grade: 1	さか Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Possibly from Old Japanese.

From 大だい (ō, “large”) +‎ 坂さか (saka, “hill”).

Proper noun

大だい(おお)坂さか(さか) • (Ōsaka) ^{←おほさか (Ofosaka)?}

1. Obsolete spelling of 大阪おおさか (Ōsaka, “Osaka”).: the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan
2. a surname

Usage notes

Due to confusion of the second kanji 坂さか, it was superseded with 阪ばん during the early Meiji period.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大だい	坂さか
おお Grade: 1	さか > ざか Grade: 3
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

The saka changes to zaka as an instance of rendaku (連濁れんだく).

Proper noun

大だい(おお)坂さか(ざか) • (Ōzaka) ^{←おほざか (Ofozaka)?}

1. (rare) Obsolete spelling of 大阪おおさか (Ōzaka).: a placename

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
大だい	坂さか
だい Grade: 1	さか Grade: 3
on'yomi	kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

大だい(だい)坂さか(さか) • (Daisaka) ^{←だいさか (Daisaka)?}

1. a surname

Old Japanese

Etymology

Attested in the Kojiki (720 CE).

From 大だい (opo, “large”) +‎ 坂さか (saka, “hill”).

Proper noun

大坂おおさか (Oposaka) (kana おほさか)

1. Oposaka (a hill downsloping from Yamato to Kawachi provinces, in modern Japan)

Descendants

• Japanese: 大阪おおさか, 大坂おおさか (Ōsaka)