あま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あま – see the following entries.
【アマ】
[noun] an on-the-spot maid who was hired in Japan or China by foreigners
[noun] women who work on foreign routes
【アマ】
[noun] amateur
【天】1
[noun] (archaic) the sky, the heavens
[noun] the area above a kitchen stove:
[noun] where the smoke collects in an old kitchen using a wood-burning stove
[noun] a shelf or shelves above the stove
[noun] (archaic) heaven
【尼】S
[noun] nun
[noun] (derogatory) woman
[proper noun] (Internet slang, dated) Amazon (Amazon.com Inc)
【海人】
[noun] a male diver
【海士】
[proper noun] a place name.
【海女】
[noun] a female diver, especially for shellfish and seaweed
【亜麻】
[noun] flax (Linum usitatissimum)
(This term, あま (ama), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as あま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あま.)

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