あ段

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 6
goon
Alternative spellings
ア段
阿段
 あ段 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(a) +‎ (grade)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だん) (adan

  1. (phonology, orthography, grammar) the first and highest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally table of the fifty sounds), consisting of the ten kana / (a), / (ka), / (sa), / (ta), / (na), / (ha), / (ma), / (ya), / (ra) and / (wa)
    Synonym: あ列
    Coordinate terms: あ行, い段, う段, え段, お段