坂下 (bǎn xià) — (place name) Bansha (a location in Japan, e.g.,…

Definition

A Japanese place name and surname, read Bǎnxià. Translates the Japanese surname/place 坂下, not used in mainland Chinese contexts.

noun

(place name) Bansha (a location in Japan, e.g., a town, station, or surname)

，坂下。
Wǒ shàng cì qù rì běn, cān guān le bǎn xià zhè ge xiǎo zhèn.
Last time I went to Japan, I visited the small town of Bansha.
坂下。
bǎn xià Zhàn shì zhè tiáo tiě lù xiàn shàng de yí gè xiǎo zhàn.
Bansha Station is a small stop on this railway line.
坂下，。
Tā de xìng shì shì bǎn xià, zài rì běn hěn cháng jiàn.
His surname is Bansha, which is quite common in Japan.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土反坂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

坂 has 土 on the left, which relates to the meaning, and 反 on the right, which gives the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.