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Derived in theHeian period from writing theman'yōgana kanji安 in thecursivesōsho style.
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Commonexclamatory sound made by people of various cultures around the world.
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| (This term,あ(a), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read asあ, seeCategory:Japanese kanji read as あ. |
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| 吾 我 |
FromOld Japanese, fromProto-Japonic*a. The short form ofあれ(are).
Fell into disuse in roughly theHeian period,[2][1] when it was replaced byわ(wa).
| a-/wa- “I, we” (first person) | na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person) | k- “this” (close to speaker) | s- “that” (close to listener) | a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both) | i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative) | ono- “oneself” (reflexive) | |
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| Person | あ(a) あれ(are) わ(wa) われ(ware) まろ(maro) | な(na) なれ(nare) なんぢ(nanji) まし(mashi) いまし(imashi) みまし(mimashi) きみ(kimi) | こ(ko) これ(kore) | そ(so) それ(sore) | あ(a) あれ(are) か(ka) かれ(kare) | た(ta) たれ(tare) なにがし(nanigashi) | おの(ono) おのれ(onore) |
| Thing | こ(ko) これ(kore) | そ(so) それ(sore) | あ(a) あれ(are) か(ka) かれ(kare) | いづれ(izure) なに(nani) | |||
| Location | ここ(koko) | そこ(soko) | あしこ(ashiko) かしこ(kashiko) | いづく(izuku) いづこ(izuko) いどこ(idoko) どこ(doko) | |||
| Direction | こち(kochi) こなた(konata) | そち(sochi) そなた(sonata) | あち(achi) あなた(anata) かなた(kanata) | いづち(izuchi) いづら(izura) いづかた(izukata) | |||
| Manner | か(ka) かく(kaku) かくて(kakute) かう(kō) | さ(sa) さて(sate) しか(shika) | いか(ika) | ||||
| Time | いつ(itsu) |
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/ka/ →/a/
Shift in pronunciation fromか(ka). Appears from theHeian period.[2]
| a-/wa- “I, we” (first person) | na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person) | k- “this” (close to speaker) | s- “that” (close to listener) | a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both) | i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative) | ono- “oneself” (reflexive) | |
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| Person | あ(a) あれ(are) わ(wa) われ(ware) まろ(maro) | な(na) なれ(nare) なんぢ(nanji) まし(mashi) いまし(imashi) みまし(mimashi) きみ(kimi) | こ(ko) これ(kore) | そ(so) それ(sore) | あ(a) あれ(are) か(ka) かれ(kare) | た(ta) たれ(tare) なにがし(nanigashi) | おの(ono) おのれ(onore) |
| Thing | こ(ko) これ(kore) | そ(so) それ(sore) | あ(a) あれ(are) か(ka) かれ(kare) | いづれ(izure) なに(nani) | |||
| Location | ここ(koko) | そこ(soko) | あしこ(ashiko) かしこ(kashiko) | いづく(izuku) いづこ(izuko) いどこ(idoko) どこ(doko) | |||
| Direction | こち(kochi) こなた(konata) | そち(sochi) そなた(sonata) | あち(achi) あなた(anata) かなた(kanata) | いづち(izuchi) いづら(izura) いづかた(izukata) | |||
| Manner | か(ka) かく(kaku) かくて(kakute) かう(kō) | さ(sa) さて(sate) しか(shika) | いか(ika) | ||||
| Time | いつ(itsu) |
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| 畔 畦 |
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| 有 在 |
Alternative spelling ofあん(an), theonbin form ofあり(ari) orある(aru), with theん(n) omitted in writing.
FromProto-Ryukyuan*a, fromProto-Japonic*a.
あ (a)