大坂 Traditional form: 大坂 Pinyin (reading): Dàbǎn Definitions: Japanese surname Osaka old variant of 大阪 ( Dàbàn) (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era Characters: 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep 坂 - hillside, slope Traditional characters: 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep 坂 - hillside, slope