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阿あFreq #23485
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Common noun

first Sanskrit alphabet letter

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Abbreviation; Common noun

Africa

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Abbreviation; Common noun

Awa (old province of Japan)

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Familiar; Archaic; Prefix

prefixed to names to show intimacy

くま隈曲阿NounFreq #18369
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Word usually written using kana alone

corner; nook; recess

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Word usually written using kana alone; Also written as 暈

shade; shadow; dark area

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Word usually written using kana alone; Oft. written as クマ

dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

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Poetical term

bend (in a road, river, etc.)

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Abbreviation

shading; gradation

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Abbreviation

kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

アホ《阿呆》あほあほう《阿房》Noun～な Adj.Usually kanaKansai-benFreq #12019
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Colloquial

fool; idiot; simpleton

Examples
マルチするなアホ。
Don't multi-post, idiot.
アフリカ《阿弗利加》NounUsually kanaFreq #15774
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Africa

Examples
私はいつの日かアフリカに行きたい。
I want to go to Africa someday.
阿鼻叫喚あびきょうかんNoun四字熟語Freq #21843
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agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells

アマ《阿媽》NounUsually kanaFreq #23018
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amah (foreign maid or nursemaid working in east Asia)

オランダ《阿蘭陀》《和蘭》《和蘭陀》NounUsually kanaFreq #23954
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Netherlands; Holland

Examples
彼は６月にオランダから帰国しました。
He returned from Holland in June.
阿修羅あしゅらあすらNounFreq #34312
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Buddhism

Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology

あぎ阿魏アギNounUsually kanaFreq #40584
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asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

あうん阿吽あ・うんアウン阿呍NounFreq #42345
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Word usually written using kana alone

Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma

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inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega

阿吽の呼吸あうんの呼吸あうんのこきゅうNounExpressionFreq #43050
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Idiomatic expression

the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat

おもねる阿るIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #45695
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to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)

あへん阿片アヘン鴉片NounUsually kanaFreq #48223
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opium

Examples
宗教は人類のアヘンである。
Religion is the opium of the people.
阿弥陀あみだ阿彌陀NounFreq #54051
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Buddhism

Amitabha (Buddha); Amida

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Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation

ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

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Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation

wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

あこぎ阿漕アコギNoun～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #58688
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greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative

Examples
アコギなんか弾いて遊んでる暇があったらベースの練習しろ！
If you've got time to play around on an acoustic guitar, practice your bass!
あばずれ《阿婆擦れ》アバズレNounUsually kanaFreq #58881
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Derogatory

bitch; shameless woman

阿呆らしいあほらしい～い Adj.Freq #66910
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ridiculous

阿弥陀如来あみだにょらいNounFreq #77667
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Buddhism

Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

阿闍梨あじゃりあざりNounFreq #77948
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Honorific; Buddhism; Abbr. of 阿闍梨耶, from the Sanskrit "ācārya"

high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest

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Buddhism

initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon)

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Buddhism

monk who conducts religious services

あみだくじ阿弥陀くじ阿弥陀籤NounUsually kanaFreq #78333
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ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

あほんだら阿呆陀羅あほだらアホンダラNounFreq #79283
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Word usually written using kana alone; Kansai-ben

fool; oaf; airhead

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あほだら only; Abbreviation

mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events

アルジェリア《阿爾及》NounUsually kanaFreq #80348
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Algeria

Examples
私はアルジェリアからの代表と部屋を共にした。
I roomed with a delegate from Algeria.
阿弥陀仏あみだぶつNounFreq #83875
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Buddhism

Amitabha

あび阿比アビNounUsually kanaFreq #84982
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red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)

Examples
硬貨に「あび」がついてるからよ。
Because there's a red-throated loon on the coin.
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