01
阿る
おもねる
to flatter
Meanings
- Africa
- flatter
- fawn upon
- corner
- nook
- recess
Readings
Onyomi
- ア
- オ
Kunyomi
- おもね.る
- くま
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Useful words
02
阿呆
あほう
fool
Very common in the Kansai region.
03
阿弗利加
あふりか
Africa
Ateji for Africa; usually written in katakana as アフリカ.
04
阿波踊り
あわおどり
Awa Odori dance
A famous traditional dance festival from Tokushima.
05
阿吽
あうん
harmony
Often used to describe being in perfect sync with someone.
06
阿弥陀
あみだ
Amitabha Buddha
Compare Kanji
01可Component82%can, passable可 is the compact block in 阿, the clearest piece to isolate.02何Shape66%what何 also carries 可, but the person side replaces the place side of 阿.03隅Meaning60%corner, nook阿 can mean a corner or nook, and 隅 gives that corner idea plainly.04辺Meaning55%environs, boundaryEdges in 辺 make a modest spatial link for the nook meaning of 阿.05阪Component52%heights, slope阪 shares the left place-side shape, useful for recognizing 阿 in names and places.06院Component48%Inst., institutionThe same left-side place marker appears in 院, though the meanings are far apart.