ア
Meanings
Prefix
1. sub-; second-rate; inferior
2. -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite
Noun
Abbreviation
3. Asia
4. Argentina
5. Arabia
6. America; American person
used in Meiji era, now replaced by 米
Pitch accent
ア
Used in vocabulary (80 in total)
subphylum; subdivision
subspecies
chalk (rock); white wall
East Asia; the Orient
hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)
Asia University (abbr)
subkingdom
suborder
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
subsonic speed
subtropics
near light speed; sublight speed
subcontinent
demi-human
Europe and Asia
subtribe
nitrous acid
arsenious acid; arsenous acid (H3AsO3); arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3)
Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
subgroup
subfamily
nitrous oxide (N2O)
sulfurous acid; sulphurous acid
subtropical climate
Brazil and Argentina; Brazilian-Argentine
subarctic zone; subpolar region
zinc plate; zinc sheet
subsection
Asia and Europe; Eurasia
subclass
subgenus
subshrub; undershrub
subseries
substratosphere
sage of the second order
subgroup (in the periodic table); subtribe
phosphonic acid (H3PO3); phosphorous acid
subluxation
subtropical forest
subatomic particle
Argument for Leaving Asia; Datsu-A Ron; editorial written by Fukuzawa Yukichi in 1885 calling for Japan to align itself with the West rather than China and Korea
subvariety
zinc etching
subtemperate zone
Southeast Asia
subalpine zone
nitrite bacteria
subtropical rain forest
suboscines (songbirds of suborder Tyranni)
Epipaleolithic (era)
hypoelasticity
stadial (period of lower temperatures during an interglacial period); stade
interstadial (period of higher temperatures during a glacial period); interstade
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
antimonious acid; antimonous acid
submetallic luster; submetallic lustre
inferior double-sided shape; incomplete chow that may be completed by one of eight tiles of two types, two of which tiles are already consumed by the hand's pair; tile pattern composed of a complete chow and an additional tile of its lowest or highest rank (e.g. 3345 or 3455)
selenious acid
tellurous acid
chlorous acid
East Asia Relations Commission
Nichia Corporation (Japanese chemical manufacturer)