JLPT N4 · Nature & weather

坂

さか

slope; hill

Stroke order of 坂

坂 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Earth (土) that bends back (反): a slope.

Parts: 土 earth + 反 reverse

Example sentence

この坂は急です。

このさかはきゅうです。

This slope is steep.

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