亜細亜

See also: 亞細亞 and 亚细亚

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
亜 細 亜
あ
Grade: S
(ateji)		 じ
Grade: 2
(ateji)		 あ
Grade: S
(ateji)
kan’on irregular kan’on
Alternative spelling
亞細亞 (kyūjitai)

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞／亚细亚 (yàxìyà).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ア​ジア [áꜜjìà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ʑia̠]

Proper noun

亜細亜(アジア) • (Ajia) 

  1. Dated spelling of アジア (Ajia, “Asia (a continent)”).
Usage notes

Normally written in katakana in modern Japanese; the abbreviation 亜 is common.

Etymology 2
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
  • IPA(key): [a̠ʑija̠]

Proper noun

亜細亜(アジヤ) • (Ajiya) 

  1. Alternative spelling of アジヤ (Ajia, “(obsolete) Asia (a continent)”)
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