"アマ" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: アマ [canonical], あま [canonical], ama [romanization]
Etymology: Sinitic 阿媽 /阿妈. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zhx|-}} Sinitic Head templates: {{ja-noun|あま}} アマ or あま • (ama)
  1. an on-the-spot maid who was hired in Japan or China by foreigners
    Sense id: en-アマ-ja-noun-TNjxw9Sm Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 54 11 35 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 46 12 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 35 23 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 20 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 17 15
  2. women who work on foreign routes
    Sense id: en-アマ-ja-noun-AMitByH6 Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 46 12 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 35 23 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ama [romanization]
Etymology: Abbreviation of アマチュア (amachua, “amateur”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|アマチュア||amateur}} アマチュア (amachua, “amateur”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} アマ • (ama)
  1. amateur Related terms: プロ
    Sense id: en-アマ-ja-noun-jdntEHmN Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 46 12 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 49 11 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 35 23 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for アマ meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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  "title": "アマ",
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}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (eaedd02 and 8fbd9e8). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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