阿 — Africa, flatter

阿
Meaning
Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook
On reading
アaオo
Kun reading
おもねるomoneruくまkuma
Strokes
8
Learned in
Not taught at school — a kanji approved for use in names

阿 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 阿 for the sound “a” (あ).

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