# 坂 — Slope

Frequency rank 778 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 腕 (Arm), less common than 齢 (Age).

- On’yomi: はん
- Kun’yomi: さか
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Dirt (土) piles up in an anti (反) gravity way — the earth defies gravity, forming a steep slope going upward.

In words:

- 坂 さか — slope,hill

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