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あん【彼ん】 : an | define meaning
an
Definition
Adnominal Demonstrative
- Distal adnominal demonstrative used to indicate or recall something or someone far away from both the speaker and the listener: "That ~ over there"
- あんし【彼んし】
anshi
"That guy", "That guy (over there)"
- あんし【彼んし】
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 あ【彼】 a-, followed by the genitive particle の【乃・之】 no. Related to the variant かの【彼の】 kano; Yonaguni かぬ kanu.
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 彼ん |
Kana | あん |
Romanization | an |
意味:あの【彼の】
Categories:
彼ん
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/.