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.)

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