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阿

Africa
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingア、オ
Kun readingおもね.る、くま
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. africaRtK
  2. flatter
  3. fawn upon
  4. corner
  5. nook
  6. recess
  1. fool
  2. idiot
  3. simpleton

Radicals and components

Radical阜moundComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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africa · pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · can · mouth (口) · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1391

Compound words

阿呆あほ
fool; idiot; simpleton
阿弥陀あみだ
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

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