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)
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
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
Examples (3 in total)
Mt. Aso is an active volcano.
Lake Akan is frozen over.
Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?