阿 [あ] /(n) (1) (See 阿字・あじ) first Sanskrit alphabet letter/(n) (2) (See 阿弗利加・アフリカ) (abbr) Africa/(n) (3) (abbr) Awa (old province of Japan)/(pref) (4) (fam) (arch) prefixed to names to show intimacy/EntL2844412/