Meanings
Noun
1. first Sanskrit alphabet letter
2. Africa
3. Awa (old province of Japan)
Archaic
Prefix
Familiar language
4. prefixed to names to show intimacy
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
South Africa
Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)
Asura realm
(arch.) father-in-law (of a woman); grandfather
elder brother; my dear brother
gambir; gambier; catechu; cutch
timeserving
Examples (3 in total)
Mt. Aso is an active volcano.
Lake Akan is frozen over.
Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?