(gēn, ㄍㄣ) heel; to follow closely; to go with; to marry sb (of woman); with; towards; as (compared to); from (different from); and (in addition to) [CE-DICT]
阿
(くま) (n) (1) corner; nook; recess; (2) a shadow; a shade [EDICT]
(ā, ㄚ) initial particle; prefix to a name or a term of address [CE-DICT]
(à, ㄚˋ) (phonetic character) [CE-DICT]
(a, ㄚ˙) (final particle expressing approval or doubt); (interjection equivalent to punctuating sentence with "you see") [CE-DICT]
(あか) (n) (1) red; crimson; scarlet; (2) red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); (3) (col) (often written as アカ) Red (i.e. communist); (4) (abbr) (See 赤信号) red light; (5) (abbr) (See 赤字・1,赤字・2) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; (adj-no,n-pref) (6) (See 赤の他人) complete; total; perfect; obvious [EDICT]