Ainu

Noun

アイ ‎(ay)

1. arrow

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English I.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ア​イ [áꜜì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠i]

Noun

アイ ‎(romaji ai)

1. I (name of the letter I, i)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English eye.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ア​イ [áꜜì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠i]

Noun

アイ ‎(romaji ai)

1. eye

Synonyms

• 目 (め) ‎(me)

Derived terms

• アイシャドー ‎(aishadō, “eyeshadow”)

Etymology 3

Kanji reading.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) ア​イ [áꜜì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠i]

Noun

アイ ‎(romaji ai)

1. 藍: indigo (plant, dye or color)

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3