Kanji
Readingあら
Frequency14%
Used in (22 in total)
new; fresh; novel
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
new; unused; new
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death; the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)
new household; new home
first Obon following someone's death
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
unpolished and uncut gem
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
clean, freshly poured bath; hot water just poured into a bath that no one has entered yet
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death
keep improving every day
yearling; one-year-old horse; first menstruation; sanitary napkin used during first menstruation
welcome (new year, new spring, etc.)
skin where two lovers first touch
Arai Station (Niigata)
Araya Station (Akita)
Araki Station (Chiba)