Kanji1 / 8
阿 kanji
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
On readings
アオ
Kun readings
おもねるくま
Words with 阿
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —阿呆垂れfool; idiot
- —この阿魔you bitch!
- —阿摩彌姑Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
- —元の杢阿弥ending up right back where one started
- —阿呆陀羅経mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
- —阿娜っぽいseductive; sensual; coquettish
- —阿婆擦れ女coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
- —南無阿弥陀佛Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
- —南無阿弥陀彿Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
- —阿弥陀に被るto wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
- —阿保の一つ覚えone who knows little often repeats it; a fool's one bit of knowledge
- —阿毘羅吽欠裟婆呵a-bi-ra-un-ken so-wa-ka (mantra directed to Vairocana)
- —阿呆に付ける薬なしthere's no medicine for stupidity
- —呉下の阿蒙にあらずto no longer be the same old person; to have made remarkable progress; to have improved significantly (through study)