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阿
【あ】

[n]
▶ first Sanskrit alphabet letter

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1856390 阿字【あじ】 1. first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)

[n] [abbr]
▶ Africa

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1929050 阿弗利加【アフリカ】 1. Africa

[n] [abbr]
▶ Awa (old province of Japan)

[pref] [fam,arch]
▶ prefixed to names to show intimacy

History:

2.	A 2020-05-01 03:55:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Koj
	Comments:	I think this is clearer.
	Diff:	@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1150080">阿吽・あうん・1</xref> -<gloss>the first Sanskrit letter "a"</gloss> +<xref type="see" seq="1856390">阿字・あじ</xref> +<gloss>first Sanskrit alphabet letter</gloss>
1.	A* 2020-04-30 11:53:19 dine <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr, daijs, nikk: https://kotobank.jp/word/阿-420493 koj has all four senses
	Comments:	aozora: https://furigana.info/w/阿:あ吽と閉じれば姿が消え、阿と口を開けば姿が見える。 (sense 1) 阿、讃、伊の三ヵ国は、阿波を蜂須賀正勝に (sense 3) aozora also has examples for sense 2, but the reading is apparently not あ: https://furigana.info/w/阿:アフリカ

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