アジア
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Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
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| 亜細亜 (dated) |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Chinese 亞細亞／亚细亚 (Yàxìyà), in turn from Latin Asia. Pronunciation was probably influenced by Dutch Azië.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- Asia (a continent)
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
- アジア大陸 (Ajia tairiku): Asian Continent
- 北アジア (Kita Ajia): North Asia
- 小アジア (Shō Ajia): Asia Minor
- 中央アジア (chūō Ajia): Central Asia
- 東南アジア (Tōnan Ajia): Southeast Asia
- 特定アジア (Tokutei Ajia)
- 西アジア (Nishi Ajia): West Asia
- 東アジア (Higashi Ajia): East Asia
- 南アジア (Minami Ajia): South Asia
See also
[edit]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