あだ

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Japanese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of あだ – see the following entries.
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[noun] foe, enemy
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[adjective] useless, fruitless
[adjective] (now rare) ephemeral, temporary
[adjective] (now rare) fickle, frivolous
[adjective] (now rare) slack, lukewarm
[adjective] (historical, poetry) the term of the 蕉風俳諧(しょうふうはいかい) (shōfūhaikai, Bashō style haikai) to indicate innocent and humorous style
(This term, あだ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as あだ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あだ.)