Osaka

• Ōsaka

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊˈsɑːkə/, /əʊˈsækə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊˈsɑːkə/, /oʊˈsækə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkə, -ækə

Osaka

2. The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
   • 2005 October 9, Ken Belson, “Going to Osaka”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 March 2021:

     And Osaka comes alive in the warm months of summer and fall as the locals take to their outdoor restaurants, flock to festivals and cheer on the hometown baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers.

4. A prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.
5. A surname from Japanese.
   • 2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung and Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.

• Osakan

• Asako, Asoka, asoak

• Ōsaka, Ôsaka

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

• (France) IPA^(key): /o.za.ka/; /o.sa.ka/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /o.sa.kɑ/

Osaka f

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

• Ōsaka

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

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

Osaka f

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

Osaka

1. Rōmaji transcription of おさか

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪.

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈsa.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: O‧sa‧ka

Osaka f (related adjective osakijski)

1. Osaka (the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
2. Osaka (a prefecture of Japan)

• Osaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Osaka in PWN's encyclopedia

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

Osaka ?

1. alternative form of Osaca

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

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

Osaka f

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

Borrowed from Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”).

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

Osaka (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜃ)

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