Osaka
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Osaka
- /əʊˈsɑːkə/ UK
- /əʊˈsækə/ UK
- /oʊˈsɑːkə/ US
- /oʊˈsækə/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːkə, -ækə
Where it comes from
From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.
proper noun Osakas · Ōsaka · Ôsaka · Oosaka · Ousaka · Ohsaka
- The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan. 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.
- A prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.
- A surname from Japanese. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tokyo, kyoto, venice, higashi, osama, cho, ōsaka, hanshin, naniwa, okayama, otsu, fukuoka, tokushima, oita, kobe, kagoshima
Translations
Talk about this word "Osaka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osaka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Osaka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/osaka "Osaka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osaka.Cite this
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