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あん【彼ん】

an

Definition

Adnominal Demonstrative

  1. Distal adnominal demonstrative used to indicate or recall something or someone far away from both the speaker and the listener: "That ~ over there"
    1. あん【彼んし】
      anshi
      "That guy", "That guy (over there)"

Etymology

Derived from reduction of the form あの【彼の】 ano "that (over there)". Cognate to Yuwan Amami あん an; Okinawan あぬ anu; and standard Japanese あの【彼の】 ano "that (over there)". Ultimately formed from the distal deictic root 【彼】 a-, followed by the genitive particle 【乃・之】 no. Related to the variant かの【彼の】 kano; Yonaguni かぬ kanu.

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意味:あの【彼の】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). あん【彼ん】 : an | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/556/an/.