<p><strong><a href="https://jisho.org/search/%E8%9B%99%20%23kanji" rel="noreferrer">蛙</a> has ア【a】 as one of the <em>on-yomi</em></strong>, and kanji compound is usually read in <em>on-yomi</em> (some also have a reading in <em>kun-yomi</em>, but in general, all of the kanji in the kanji compound are read in either <em>kun-yomi</em> only or <em>on-yomi</em> only, but not mixed).</p>

<p>Some example where <a href="https://jisho.org/search/%E8%9B%99%20%E3%81%82" rel="noreferrer">蛙 is read as "a"</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>蛙黽 (<strong><em>a</strong>bou</em>): tree frog (toad)</li>
  <li>蛙鳴 (<strong><em>a</strong>mei</em>): frog calling​</li>
  <li>蛙鳴蝉噪 (<strong><em>a</strong>meisensou</em>): annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>As for Asui, her kanji representation 蛙吹 is read in <em>on-yomi</em> as 蛙（ア） and <a href="https://jisho.org/search/%E5%90%B9%20%23kanji" rel="noreferrer">吹（スイ）</a></p>

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<p>In Japanese, Asui Tsuyu's name is written as 蛙吹 梅雨. Most of the kanji in her name makes sense. 梅雨 is read as つゆ ("tsuyu"), and 吹 is read as すい ("sui"), but from what I know 蛙 is read primarily as かえる ("kaeru"), and can also be read as かわず ("kawazu") or かいる ("kairu"), but I can't find anything about reading it as "a". Moreover, it isn't a jōyō kanji or a jinmeiyō kanji, so I find it unlikely that it's something that happens when the kanji is used in names, as it generally shouldn't be used in names at all. So what's the deal?</p>

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How can 蛙 be read as あ ("a") in Asui Tsuyu's name?
# How can 蛙 be read as あ ("a") in Asui Tsuyu's name?
Posted by: username_0 on 2019-05-16
In Japanese, Asui Tsuyu's name is written as 蛙吹 梅雨. Most of the kanji in her name makes sense. 梅雨 is read as つゆ ("tsuyu"), and 吹 is read as すい ("sui"), but from what I know 蛙 is read primarily as かえる ("kaeru"), and can also be read as かわず ("kawazu") or かいる ("kairu"), but I can't find anything about reading it as "a". Moreover, it isn't a jōyō kanji or a jinmeiyō kanji, so I find it unlikely that it's something that happens when the kanji is used in names, as it generally shouldn't be used in names at all. So what's the deal?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-05-16. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
**[蛙](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%9B%99%20%23kanji) has ア【a】 as one of the *on-yomi***, and kanji compound is usually read in *on-yomi* (some also have a reading in *kun-yomi*, but in general, all of the kanji in the kanji compound are read in either *kun-yomi* only or *on-yomi* only, but not mixed).

Some example where [蛙 is read as "a"](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%9B%99%20%E3%81%82):

> * 蛙黽 (***a***bou): tree frog (toad)
> * 蛙鳴 (***a***mei): frog calling​
> * 蛙鳴蝉噪 (***a***meisensou): annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy

As for Asui, her kanji representation 蛙吹 is read in *on-yomi* as 蛙（ア） and [吹（スイ）](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%90%B9%20%23kanji)
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