Osaka

[ oh-sah-kuh; Japanese aw-sah-kah ]

noun

1. a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.

Osaka

/ əʊˈsɑːkə /

noun

1. a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): the third largest city in Japan (the chief commercial city during feudal times); university (1931); an industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 2 484 326 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

“Just to be on the court playing against her, for me, is a dream,” Osaka said.

From Washington Post

Some kind of match was not on, as from there, Osaka won the last eight points to drop the curtain.

From Washington Post

Since then, the admiration has been mutual, even as Osaka has risen to No.

From Washington Post

In these eight Grand Slam losses, she faced two notably elite servers in Osaka and Plíšková.

From FiveThirtyEight

Djokovic was quarantined in Adelaide under less restrictive conditions along with Williams, Osaka and the sport’s top stars.

From Washington Post

But a recent court decision in Osaka may make the police here reverse course in the unpopular dance club crackdown.

From The Daily Beast

Misao lives in Osaka and remains in good health, surrounded by six great-grandchildren.

From The Daily Beast

Since launching in 2008, the rubber duck project has traveled to Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo, and Amsterdam.

From The Daily Beast

For the Osaka Police Department, the close ties between Shimada and the current governor posed a problem.

From The Daily Beast

Osaka used to be the emporium of all the inland commerce, and was considered the pearl of Japanese cities.

From Project Gutenberg

You can see countless streams coming from the mountains, and flowing into Odawarra, on which Osaka is situated.

From Project Gutenberg

The Asahi-shimbun was one of the principal Japanese illustrated daily papers, printed and published at Osaka.

From Project Gutenberg

We had come to Osaka on our way back from Nara, and we again return to Kioto, which we left three days ago.

From Project Gutenberg

In the dawn we saw the white walls of the castle of the city of Osaka, and ran across its many bridges, all silent in the morning.

From Project Gutenberg