Osaka

See also: Ōsaka

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese 大阪 (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈsɑːkə/, /əʊˈsæ.kə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈsɑ.kə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːkə, -ækə

Proper noun

Osaka

  1. The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”)

Pronunciation
  • (France) IPA(key): /o.za.ka/, /o.sa.ka/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /o.sa.kɑ/

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (おおさか, Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈza.ka/, (high-style, less-preferred) /oˈsa.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: O‧sà‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

References
  1. Osaka in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Japanese

Romanization

Osaka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おさか

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (おおさか, Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈsa.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

Declension
Declension of Osaka
singular
nominative Osaka
genitive Osaki
dative Osace
accusative Osakę
instrumental Osaką
locative Osace
vocative Osako

Further reading
  • Osaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Japanese 大阪 (おおさか, Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Proper noun

Osaka

  1. Alternative form of Osaca

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈsaka/ [oˈsa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka f

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoˈsaka/ [ʔoˈsa.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Proper noun

Osaka (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜃ)

  1. Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan)
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