あん

Japanese

Etymology 1

Contraction of あの (ano, “(distal) that”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あん [àń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ã̠ɴ]

Adnominal

あん • (an) 

  1. alternative form of あの (ano, “(distal) that”)
    あん時(とき)
    an toki
    that time

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
有ん

Contraction of ある (aru, “to be”).

Pronunciation

Verb

あん • (an) 

  1. to be

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of あん – see the following entries.
【安】3
[affix] calm; peaceful
[affix] tranquil
[affix] safe; secure
[affix] easy; simple
[affix] (chemistry) ammonium
【暗】3
[noun] darkness
[affix] dark
[affix] blackish
[affix] foolish
[affix] secret; covert
[affix] memorize; recite from memory
【案】4
[noun] (literary) desk; table
[noun] idea; suggestion; opinion; thought
[noun] plan; proposal; bill
[noun] legal case
[noun] expectation; anticipation
[noun] rough draft
【闇】S
[noun] darkness, the dark
[noun] a dark place
[noun] (Buddhism) darkness, as a metaphor for worldly desires
【按】J
[affix] push (with hands); press
[affix] examine; investigate
【晏】J
[affix] late (of time)
[affix] peaceful; tranquil; calm; quiet
【鞍】J
[affix] saddle
【庵】J
[noun] a small house with a thatched roof
[noun] (Buddhism) a priest's quarter attached to a large Zen temple
[suffix] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
菴
【餡】H
[noun] bean jam
【行】2
[affix] journey; travel
[affix] carry around
[proper noun] a female given name
Alternative spellings
いく, いたる, ゆくえ
(This term, あん (an), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as あん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あん.

Kunigami

Verb

あん (an) 

  1. 有ん: to be

Okinawan

Verb

あん (an) 

  1. 有ん: to be

Yaeyama

Verb

あん (an) 

  1. 有ん: to be

Yonaguni

Verb

あん (an) 

  1. 有ん: to be
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