阿
阿 — Africa
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
On’yomiア (a)
On’yomiオ (o)
Kun’yomiおもねる (omoneru)
Kun’yomiくま (kuma)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 阿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿弥陀 | あみだ amida | Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery |
| 阿呆 | アホ aho | fool; idiot; simpleton |
Study notes
阿 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1126 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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