ā

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Prefix 1.2 Interjection 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Interjection 2.3 Usage notes 2.4 Noun 2.5 Pinyin 2.6 References

[edit] Japanese

Japanese demonstratives (edit)
ko-	so-	a-	do-
此れ (これ, kore) this one	其れ (それ, sore) that one	彼れ (あれ, are) that one over there	何れ (どれ, dore) which one?
此の (この, kono) (of) this	其の (その, sono) (of) that	彼の (あの, ano) (of) that over there	何の (どの, dono) (of) what?
こんな (konna) like this	そんな (sonna) like that	あんな (anna) like that over there	どんな (donna) how? what sort of?
此処 (ここ, koko) here	其処 (そこ, soko) there	彼処 (あそこ*, asoko*) over there	何処 (どこ, doko) where?
此方 (こちら, kochira) this way	其方 (そちら, sochira) that way	彼方 (あちら, achira) that way over there	何方 (どちら, dochira) which way?
こう (kō) in this manner	そう (sō) in that manner	ああ* (ā*) in that (other) manner	如何 (どう, dō) in what manner?
* irregular formation

[edit] Prefix

ā (hiragana ああ)

1. in that (other) manner, in that other way

[edit] Interjection

ā (hiragana ああ)

1. ああ: oh!, ah Ah!

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ a˥˥ ]
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• IPA: [ a ]

[edit] Interjection

ā (Pinyin, traditional and simplified 啊)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) ah; oh

[edit] Usage notes

• placed at the end of a sentence, or used by itself to express surprise.

[edit] Noun

ā (Pinyin, traditional 錒, simplified 锕)

1. actinium

[edit] Pinyin

ā (form of a1 with diacritic)

1. 吖: (used in translation)
2. 腌: to salt, to pickle; to be dirty
3. 阿: prefix in names; transliteration of /a/

[edit] References

• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.