アジア
Japanese
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亜細亜 (dated) |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Chinese 亞細亞/亚细亚 (Yàxìyà), in turn from Latin Asia. Pronunciation was probably influenced by Dutch Azië.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- Asia (a continent)
Derived terms
editDerived terms
See also
edit- 東洋 (tōyō)
References
edit- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN