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阿 means 'Africa'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 792   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-1    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 104 words   Used in 135 words   Used in 2747 names   Component in 4 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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Kun    おもね   くま
Name    ほとり   あず   あわ   おか   きた   な
⿰   () hill   good; possible  
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阿 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 阿 is used 94 times, read 4 ways.
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ア : 84 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. Amitabha (Buddha); Amida  (Buddhist term)
2. ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner  (see also: 阿弥陀籤; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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オ : 7 words FIND ALL
noun
chrysalis of a swallowtail butterfly (esp. of species Atrophaneura alcinous)  (see also: 麝香揚羽; colloquialism)
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くま : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: くま
noun
1. corner; nook; recess
2. a shadow; a shade
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おもね : 2 words FIND ALL
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to flatter  (often written with kana only)
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An additional ア less common words include 阿 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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ア    Africa   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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hill   
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