赤坂
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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赤 | 坂 |
あか Grade: 1 |
さか Grade: 3 |
Etymology
editLiterally "red hill", from 赤 (aka, “red”) and 坂 (saka, “hill”). The placename does not refer to any known specific hill, and may be reduced from an earlier 茜坂 (akanesaka, “madder hill”, literally “red root hill”).