JLPT N1 · 8 strokes

The kanji 阿 — “(sound 'a' in names)”

阿 means (sound 'a' in names) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the mound / hill radical (⻖).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

How to remember 阿

A bend in the mountain (⻖) — the Japanese vehicle for the Sanskrit 'a' sound. Seen in 阿波踊り, the famous dance of Tokushima, and in the surname 阿部.

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