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Kanji Detail for 阿 - "to flatter"

阿

  • Meaning

    阿 means "to flatter." Also associated with hill, to lean.

    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.

  • Four-character idioms with 阿

    • 曲学阿世 きょくがくあせい Listen prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
    • 阿付迎合 あふげいごう Listen ingratiation; sycophancy
    • 阿諛便佞 あゆべんねい Listen flattery; adulation; sycophancy
    • 阿諛迎合 あゆげいごう Listen ingratiation; sycophancy
    • 阿諛追従 あゆついしょう Listen excessive flattery; adulation
    • 阿鼻叫喚 あびきょうかん Listen agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

  • Tattoo check: 阿

    • Verified meaning: to flatter
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あ, あくつ, お, おか)
    • Also carries these associations: hill, to lean

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 阿

    Surnames 阿(あ)Listen 阿(あくつ)Listen 阿(お)Listen 阿(おか)Listen 阿(くま)Listen 阿(ほど)Listen 阿(ほとり)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    a(ア) ア

    o(オ) オ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kuma(くま) くま

    omone.ru(おもね-る) おもね-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    hill to flatter to lean approach cove eaves endearment pet name prefix knoll mound elevation curve fawn curry favor

Sentences including 阿

  • Mt. Aso is an active volcano.

  • I climbed Mt. Aso.

  • Lake Akan is frozen over.

  • I've climbed Mt. Aso.

  • If we stop here, we'll be right back where we started!

  • I find it enviable that they are able to progress in such harmony.

  • Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?

  • May I introduce our sales manager, Abe?

  • Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?

  • A fool always believes that it is the others who are fools.

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