JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1
阿
Meaning
Kanji 阿
Africa
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess
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Example sentences
5 reference sentences
阿は外国名の音訳に使われることがある。
This character is sometimes used in the phonetic transcription of foreign names.
古い表記では阿が大陸名の音に当てられた。
In older spellings, this character was used for the sound of a continent's name.
彼は上司に阿るような態度を見せた。
He showed a fawning attitude toward his boss.
阿る人は信用されにくい。
People who fawn on others are hard to trust.
その家は道の阿に建っている。
That house stands at a corner of the road.