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あや

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[noun](also spelled紋,綾)

[noun]紋,綾: apattern, adesign, especially one withdiagonally crossing lines

[noun]紋,綾: arefrain or recurringphrase in a piece ofmusic

[noun]紋,綾: aharder vein orgrain in a leaf or piece of wood or bamboo

[noun]紋,綾: amediator, ago-between(apparently from the way that a go-between can make the relationship more indirect and indistinct)

[noun]紋,綾: a small indistinctfluctuation in a trend line

[noun](also spelled綾,絢)

[noun]綾,絢: a kind ofwoven silk textile with a diagonally crossing pattern

[noun]綾,絢: short for綾織(ayaori): atwill weave; someone whoweaves twill

[noun]綾,絢: short for綾竹(ayadake): in aloom, abamboo pole placed between theheddle and theback beam orplaten, used to improve the handling

[noun]綾,絢: short for綾取り(ayatori):cat's cradle

Alternative spellings
紋,綾,絢

【彩】S	[proper noun]a femalegiven name

【漢】3	[proper noun]short for漢氏(Aya uji): name of one of two ancient clans, purportedly descendants fromHan Chinese, and notable historically for major achievements in fields includingliterature,diplomacy, andfinance, among others [proper noun]東漢(Yamato no Aya) [proper noun]西漢(Kawachi no Aya)

[proper noun]a femalegiven name

(This term,あや(aya), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read asあや, seeCategory:Japanese kanji read as あや.

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