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東アジア

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひがし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 東アジア on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (ひがし) (higashi, east) + アジア (Ajia, Asia).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(ひがし)アジア (Higashi-Ajia

  1. East Asia (a region of Asia)
    Synonym: (possibly obsolete) 東亜 (Tōa)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN