I've tagged this one ABUNAI, because it's often used ironically - more like 'bitch'.
To make things even more complicated, the rude version is often written as '阿魔' rather than 尼, I guess to not be blasphemous. Even though the origin of the word is 尼! But who cares - chances are you'll mostly encounter the rude version in conversation anyway ('このあま！' or ’このあまっこ！’). So forget I said anything about 阿魔. . .
Onyomi
Mnemonic
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It's the corpse of a nun who got poisoned-darted in the heel, all Achilles style. Weird.
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Kunyomi
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あま
(
さん
)
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Buddhist nun
ABU
★☆☆☆☆
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Lookalikes
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Meaning |
Hint |
Radical |
| 尼 |
nun |
HEEL |
 |
| 泥 |
mud |
WET |
水 |
| 尻 |
butt |
NINE |
九 |
Nuns wear high-HEELS under their gowns.
The heels get WET from the MUD.
To beat a baseball team, you must kick NINE butts!
Used In
KANJIDAMAGE
