亜細亜
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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亜 | 細 | 亜 |
あ Grade: S (ateji) |
じ Grade: 2 (ateji) |
あ Grade: S (ateji) |
kan'on | irregular | kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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亞細亞 (kyūjitai) |
Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞 / 亚细亚 (Yàxìyà).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]Normally written in katakana in modern Japanese; the abbreviation 亜 is common.
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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亜 | 細 | 亜 |
あ Grade: S (ateji) |
じ Grade: 2 (ateji) |
や Grade: S (ateji) |
kan'on | irregular | irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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亞細亞 (kyūjitai) |
Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞 / 亚细亚 (Yàxìyà).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with ateji
- Japanese terms spelled with 亜 read as あ
- Japanese terms spelled with 細
- Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Japanese terms borrowed from Chinese
- Japanese terms derived from Chinese
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- Japanese palindromes
- ja:Continents
- Japanese dated forms
- Japanese terms spelled with 亜
- Japanese terms with obsolete senses