亜細亜
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Japanese[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 | ||
---|---|---|
亜 | 細 | 亜 |
あ Grade: S (ateji) |
じ Grade: 2 (ateji) |
や Grade: S (ateji) |
kan’on | irregular | irregular |
Alternative spelling |
---|
亞細亞 (kyūjitai) |
Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞/亚细亚 (yàxìyà).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
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- Japanese terms spelled with ateji
- Japanese terms spelled with 亜 read as あ
- Japanese terms spelled with 細
- Japanese terms borrowed from Chinese
- Japanese terms derived from Chinese
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- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
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- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
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- Japanese terms spelled with 亜
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