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
Kanji used
Africa
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
fool; idiot; simpleton
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
Examples (3 in total)
Mt. Aso is an active volcano.
Lake Akan is frozen over.
Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?