あ
Meanings
Noun
1. first Sanskrit alphabet letter
2. Africa
3. Awa (old province of Japan)
Archaic
Prefix
Familiar language
4. prefixed to names to show intimacy
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
⚠
あ
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Examples (3 in total)
Mt. Aso is an active volcano.
Lake Akan is frozen over.
Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?