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Hosaka

Hosaka proper noun: a surname from Japanese.

Proper noun

Hosaka (plural Hosakas)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Forms of Hosaka

pluralHosakas

Origin of Hosaka

A romanization of Japanese 保坂 (Hosaka), possibly from the kanji 保 (protection) and 坂 (slope, hill). Related to English Osaka.

Questions about Hosaka

What does Hosaka mean?
Hosaka means a surname from Japanese.
What part of speech is Hosaka?
Hosaka is a proper noun.

Words near Hosaka in the dictionary

  1. Horæ
  2. hos
  3. Hos.
  4. Hosack
  5. Hosacks
  6. Hosaka
  7. Hosaka-Cohen transformation
  8. Hosakas
  9. hosana
  10. hosanas
  11. Hosang

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