阿
Readings
Kana:
ア、オ、おもね.る、くま
Romaji:
a, o, omone.ru, kuma
Name Readings
Kana:
ほとり、あず、あわ、おか、きた、な
Romaji:
hotori, azu, awa, oka, kita, na
Meanings
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
8
Radical Number:
170
Frequency:
1126
Grade:
9
Skip Pattern:
1-3-5
Korean Reading:
og
Chinese Reading:
a4
Unicode:
963f
JIS:
3024
Indexes
Halpern Index: 346
Nelson Index: 4985
Words
隈
(くま)
corner; nook; recess; a shadow; a shade
阿修羅
(あしゅら)
Asura (fighting demon)
阿弥陀如来
(あみだにょらい)
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
阿弥陀堂
(あみだどう)
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
阿呆
(あほう、あほ、アホ)
fool; simpleton; idiot
阿る
(おもねる)
to flatter
阿弥陀
(あみだ)
Amitabha; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
阿片
(あへん、アヘン)
opium
阿闍梨
(あじゃり、あざり)
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
阿吽
(あうん、アウン)
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega