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{{Infobox kana
| Hiragana image = Japanese Hiragana kyokashotai A.svg
| Katakana image = Japanese Katakana kyokashotai A.svg
| Transliteration = a
| Hiragana Manyogana = 安
| Katakana Manyogana = 阿
| Other Manyogana = 阿 安 英 足 鞅
| Spelling = 朝日のア<br>([[Asahi (disambiguation)|Asahi]] no "a")
}}
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'''A''' ([[hiragana]]: あ, [[katakana]]: ア) is a Japanese [[kana]] that represents the [[mora (linguistics)|mora]] consisting of single vowel [[Open front unrounded vowel|{{IPA|[a]|cat=no}}]]. The hiragana character あ is based on the [[Grass script|sōsho style]] of [[kanji]] {{lang|ja|安}}, while the katakana ア is from the [[radical (Chinese character)|radical]] of kanji {{lang|ja|阿}}. In the modern Japanese system of [[alphabetical order]], it occupies the first position of the alphabet, before [[い]]. Additionally, it is the 36th letter in [[Iroha]], after て, before さ. The [[Unicode]] for あ is U 3042, and the Unicode for ア is U 30A2.
{|class="wikitable"
!Form
![[Rōmaji]]
![[Hiragana]]
![[Katakana]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|Normal ''a''/''i''/''u''/''e''/''o''<br>({{lang|ja|あ行}} ''a-gyō'')
|''a''
|あ
|ア
|-
|''aa''<br>''ā''
|ああ, あぁ<br>あー
|アア, アァ<br>アー
|}
==Derivation==
The katakana ア derives, via [[man'yōgana]], from the left element of [[kanji]] {{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:阿|阿]]}}. The hiragana あ derives from cursive simplification of the kanji {{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:安|安]]}}.
==Variant forms==
Scaled-down versions of the kana (ぁ, ァ) are used to express sounds foreign to the Japanese language, such as ファ (fa). In some [[Okinawan writing system]]s, a small ぁ is also combined with the kana く (''ku'') and ふ (''fu'' or ''hu'') to form the digraphs くぁ ''kwa'' and ふぁ ''hwa'', although others use a small ゎ instead. In [[hentaigana]], a variant of あ is appeared with a stroke written exactly as ''[[Radical 14|wakanmuri]]''. The version of the kana with [[Dakuten and handakuten|dakuten]] (あ゙, ア゙) are used to represent either a gurgling sound, a [[voiced pharyngeal fricative]] ({{IPAslink|ʕ}}), or other similarly articulated sound.
==Stroke order==
{|
|-
| [[File:Hiragana あ stroke order animation.gif|thumb|upright|alt=Stroke order in writing あ|Stroke order in writing あ]]
| [[File:Katakana ア stroke order animation.gif|thumb|upright|alt=Stroke order in writing ア|Stroke order in writing ア]]
|}
[[Image:あ-bw.png|200px|right|Stroke order in writing あ]]
The Hiragana あ is made with three [[Stroke (CJK character)|strokes]]:<ref>Gilhooly (2003) p. 62</ref>
#At the top, a horizontal stroke from left to right.
#A downward vertical stroke starting above and in the center of the last stroke.
#At the bottom, a loop like the Hiragana [[の]].
[[Image:ア-bw.png|150px|right|Stroke order in writing ア]]
The Katakana ア is made with two strokes:<ref>Gilhooly (2003) p. 128</ref>
#At the top, a stroke consisting of a horizontal line and a short horizontal line proceeding downward and to the left.
#Starting at the end of the last stroke, a curved line proceeding downward and to the left.
==Other communicative representations==
{{Letter reps|lang=Japanese|radio={{lang|ja|朝日のア}}|radio_trans=Asahi no "A"|morse=--・--|morse_sound=Ñ, Ń Morse Code.oga|sign_img=A-jsl-yubimoji.png|sem1=Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 9.svg|sem2=Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 3.svg|braille_img=Japanese A Braille.svg|braille=⠁}}
* Full Braille representation
{| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3| あ / ア in [[Japanese Braille]]
...省略されました。
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{{Infobox kana
| Hiragana image = Japanese Hiragana kyokashotai A.svg
| Katakana image = Japanese Katakana kyokashotai A.svg
| Transliteration = a
| Hiragana Manyogana = 安
| Katakana Manyogana = 阿
| Other Manyogana = 阿 安 英 足 鞅
| Spelling = 朝日のア<br>([[Asahi (disambiguation)|Asahi]] no "a")
}}
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'''A''' ([[hiragana]]: あ, [[katakana]]: ア) is a Japanese [[kana]] that represents the [[mora (linguistics)|mora]] consisting of single vowel [[Open front unrounded vowel|{{IPA|[a]|cat=no}}]]. The hiragana character あ is based on the [[Grass script|sōsho style]] of [[kanji]] {{lang|ja|安}}, while the katakana ア is from the [[radical (Chinese character)|radical]] of kanji {{lang|ja|阿}}. In the modern Japanese system of [[alphabetical order]], it occupies the first position of the alphabet, before [[い]]. Additionally, it is the 36th letter in [[Iroha]], after て, before さ. The [[Unicode]] for あ is U 3042, and the Unicode for ア is U 30A2.
{|class="wikitable"
!Form
![[Rōmaji]]
![[Hiragana]]
![[Katakana]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|Normal ''a''/''i''/''u''/''e''/''o''<br>({{lang|ja|あ行}} ''a-gyō'')
|''a''
|あ
|ア
|-
|''aa''<br>''ā''
|ああ, あぁ<br>あー
|アア, アァ<br>アー
|}
==Derivation==
The katakana ア derives, via [[man'yōgana]], from the left element of [[kanji]] {{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:阿|阿]]}}. The hiragana あ derives from cursive simplification of the kanji {{lang|ja|[[wiktionary:安|安]]}}.
==Variant forms==
Scaled-down versions of the kana (ぁ, ァ) are used to express sounds foreign to the Japanese language, such as ファ (fa). In some [[Okinawan writing system]]s, a small ぁ is also combined with the kana く (''ku'') and ふ (''fu'' or ''hu'') to form the digraphs くぁ ''kwa'' and ふぁ ''hwa'', although others use a small ゎ instead. In [[hentaigana]], a variant of あ is appeared with a stroke written exactly as ''[[Radical 14|wakanmuri]]''. The version of the kana with [[Dakuten and handakuten|dakuten]] (あ゙, ア゙) are used to represent either a gurgling sound, a [[voiced pharyngeal fricative]] ({{IPAslink|ʕ}}), or other similarly articulated sound.
==Stroke order==
{|
|-
| [[File:Hiragana あ stroke order animation.gif|thumb|upright|alt=Stroke order in writing あ|Stroke order in writing あ]]
| [[File:Katakana ア stroke order animation.gif|thumb|upright|alt=Stroke order in writing ア|Stroke order in writing ア]]
|}
[[Image:あ-bw.png|200px|right|Stroke order in writing あ]]
The Hiragana あ is made with three [[Stroke (CJK character)|strokes]]:<ref>Gilhooly (2003) p. 62</ref>
#At the top, a horizontal stroke from left to right.
#A downward vertical stroke starting above and in the center of the last stroke.
#At the bottom, a loop like the Hiragana [[の]].
[[Image:ア-bw.png|150px|right|Stroke order in writing ア]]
The Katakana ア is made with two strokes:<ref>Gilhooly (2003) p. 128</ref>
#At the top, a stroke consisting of a horizontal line and a short horizontal line proceeding downward and to the left.
#Starting at the end of the last stroke, a curved line proceeding downward and to the left.
==Other communicative representations==
{{Letter reps|lang=Japanese|radio={{lang|ja|朝日のア}}|radio_trans=Asahi no "A"|morse=--・--|morse_sound=Ñ, Ń Morse Code.oga|sign_img=A-jsl-yubimoji.png|sem1=Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 9.svg|sem2=Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 3.svg|braille_img=Japanese A Braille.svg|braille=⠁}}
* Full Braille representation
{| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3| あ / ア in [[Japanese Braille]]
...省略されました。