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阿
Hiragana
あ
Affix
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
阿弗利加（アフリカ）の略字・略称としての用法
Easy Japanese Meaning
なまえやことばのまえにつけてしたしみをあらわすことば。ぶつきょうのことばであのおとをあらわすもじ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
表示亲昵的前缀 / 用作音译成分，多用于梵语词 / 阿弗利加的略称（指非洲）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表示親暱、俗稱或呼喚的前綴。 / 佛教用作梵語音譯的語首成分。 / 「阿弗利加」的略稱，指非洲。
Korean Meaning
친근함을 나타내는 접두사 / 주로 산스크리트어 차용어의 음역에 쓰이는 음가 표기 / ‘아프리카’의 약칭
Indonesian
Awalan yang menyatakan keakraban. / Unsur fonetik, terutama dalam kata dari Sanskerta. / Singkatan untuk “Afrika”.
Vietnamese Meaning
Tiền tố thân mật đặt trước tên gọi, biểu thị sự quen thân / Thành tố ngữ âm dùng trong các thuật ngữ gốc Phạn (ghi âm “a”) / Viết tắt của châu Phi (rút gọn của 阿弗利加)
Tagalog Meaning
unlaping nagpapahiwatig ng pagiging pamilyar / unlaping ponetiko sa mga salitang mula sa Sanskrit / daglat ng “Aprika”
Sense（1）
to flatter; to pander to
Sense（2）
ridge (of roof); eaves
Sense（3）
A prefix expressing familiarity.
Sense（4）
Used as a phonetic element, especially in words from Sanskrit.
Sense（5）
Short for 阿弗利加 (Afurika, “Africa”).
Sense（6）
Short for 阿波国 (Awa no kuni, “Awa Province”).
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（ hiragana ）
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to flatter; to pander to / ridge (of roof); eaves / A prefix expressing familiarity. / Used as a phonetic element, especially in words from Sanskrit. / Short for 阿弗利加 (Afurika, “Africa”).
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阿
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He always flatters his boss to curry favor.
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彼は上司に阿るために、いつもお世辞を言っています。
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