Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: heights, slope
Kunyomi: さか
Onyomi: ハン
Composition: ⻖ 反
Radical: 阜
Meaning: mound, dam (阝 left)
阪神 （ハンシン） Osaka-Kobe, Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
阪神大震災 （ハンシンダイシンサイ） Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
京阪 （ケイハン） Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
在阪 （ザイハン） being based in Osaka, being in Osaka
坂 （さか） slope, incline, hill, milestone, (age) mark