大阪府

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	阪	府
おお Grade: 1	さか Grade: 4	ふ Grade: 4
kun'yomi		on'yomi

Etymology

From 大阪 (Ōsaka, “Osaka”) +‎ 府 (-fu, “prefecture”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おおさかふ [òósákáꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [o̞ːsa̠ka̠ɸɯ̟]

Proper noun

大(おお)阪(さか)府(ふ) • (Ōsaka-fu) ^{←おほさかふ (Ofosakafu)^?}

a prefecture in the 近畿 (Kinki) region of Japan facing the Seto Inland Sea; its capital city is also 大阪 (Ōsaka, “Osaka”)

See also