阿 あ Meanings Noun first Sanskrit alphabet letter See also: 阿字 (あじ). Africa See also: アフリカ. Awa (old province of Japan) Prefix prefixed to names to show intimacy Kanji 阿 Africa; flatter; fawn upon. Read as ア. Words containing 阿 阿弥陀如来 (あみだにょらい) Amitabha Tathagata 阿鼻叫喚 (あびきょうかん) agonizing cries 阿弥陀 (あみだ) Amitabha (Buddha) And 63 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists