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

• (Tokyo) あん [áꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠ɴ]

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] to memorize, to 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