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Ōsaka

Ōsaka is the alternative spelling of Osaka: the capital city of Osaka.

Ōsaka is the alternative spelling of Osaka.

Meaning of Osaka

Proper noun

Osaka (countable and uncountable, plural Osakas)

  1. 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.2005 October 9, Ken Belson, “Going to Osaka”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2021
  2. A prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.
  3. 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.2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung, Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2022

Questions about Ōsaka

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Ōsaka is the alternative spelling of Osaka: the capital city of Osaka.

Words near Ōsaka in the dictionary

  1. Ōkuninushi
  2. Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto
  3. Ōmura
  4. Ōnan
  5. Ōno
  6. Ōsaka
  7. Ōsaki
  8. Ōshima
  9. Ōta
  10. Ōtawara
  11. Ōtsu

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