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あん【彼ん】 : an | define meaning
an
Definition
Adnominal Demonstrative
- Distal adnominal demonstrative used to indicate or recall something or someone far away from both the speaker and the listener: "That ~ over there", "That guy (over there)"
Etymology
Derived from reduction of the form あの【彼の】 ano "that (over there)". Cognate to Kagoshima あん an; Okinawan あぬ anu; and standard Japanese あの【彼の】 ano "that (over there)". Ultimately formed from the distal deictic root あ【彼】 a-, followed by the genitive particle の【乃・之】 no. Related to the variant かの【彼の】 kano; Yonaguni かぬ kanu.
意味：あの【彼の】