あの

• 読み: あの
• ローマ字: ano
• 発音: /a.no/

意味

That; those; the. A pre-noun modifier for things far from both speaker and listener.

The 'a' member of the ko-so-a-do adnominal series, modifying nouns to indicate distance from both speaker and listener. Also extremely common as a filler word or hesitation marker (あの... = um...; well...) when pausing to think. Used to refer to shared knowledge between speaker and listener (あの店 = that shop we both know).

例文

1. あの人は誰ですか。
2. あの、すみません。ちょっといいですか。
3. あの映画はとてもよかったです。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, pointing, hesitation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the ancient Japanese demonstrative system. The 'a' prefix marks distance from both speaker and listener. Its use as a filler word developed from the act of pointing to something distant while gathering one's thoughts.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal