あや

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あや – see the following entries.

【文】1 [noun] (also spelled 紋, 綾) [noun] a pattern, a design, especially one with diagonally crossing lines [noun] a diagonal crossing [noun] a flowery expression or turn of phrase [noun] a plot, a scheme [noun] a refrain or recurring phrase in a piece of music [noun] a harder vein or grain in a leaf or piece of wood or bamboo [noun] a stain, a blemish [noun] a mediator, a go-between (apparently from the way that a go-between can make the relationship more indirect and indistinct) [noun] a small indistinct fluctuation in a trend line [noun] (also spelled 綾, 絢) [noun] a kind of woven silk textile with a diagonally crossing pattern [noun] short for 綾織 (ayaori): a twill weave; someone who weaves twill [noun] short for 綾竹 (ayadake): in a loom, a bamboo pole placed between the heddle and the back beam or platen, used to improve the handling [noun] short for 綾取り (ayatori): cat's cradle

【彩】S [proper noun] a female given name

【漢】3 [proper noun] short for 漢氏 (Aya uji): name of one of two ancient clans, purportedly descendants from Han Chinese, and notable historically for major achievements in fields including literature, diplomacy, and finance, among others [proper noun] 東漢 (Yamato no Aya) [proper noun] 西漢 (Kawachi no Aya)

(This term, あや (aya), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as あや, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あや.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 綾, 紋.)