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Kanji Detail for 阿 - "familiar, affection, support"

阿

  • Meaning

    阿 means "familiar, affection, support."

    1. Hill - A large mound.

    2. Corner - A curved, intricate place.

    3. To flatter - To curry favor; to fawn.

    4. Eaves - The edge of a roof.

    5. To lean - To rely on; to depend upon.

    6. Prefix - Added to names to show familiarity.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Africa; flatter; fawn upon; corner; nook; recess

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A large hill is called 阿. The Book of Odes says: "On that central hill." | To lean on. In ancient times, it was used as an official title. Referring to a person one relies on. As in 阿衡 (tutor), 阿保 (guardian). | To side with. To flatter. As in 阿私所好 (to cater to private preferences). | An initial particle. In ancient and modern times, nicknames often use this character.
  • Onyomitip

    a(あ) あ

  • Kunyomitip

    hisashi(ひさし) ひさし

    kuma(くま) くま

    o(お) お

    omone.ru(おもねる) おもねる

    yo.ru(よる) よる

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords
    prefix familiar affection hill mound corner eaves lean support depend favor flatter warm intimate endearment nickname fond close friendly Asia
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