アジア
Japanese
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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 (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- ^ Traditionally, Japanese distinguishes six "continents" (Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania) from six "landmasses" (Africa, North America, South America, Eurasia, Australia, Antarctica).
Derived terms
[edit]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
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- ja:Asia
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- Japanese terms with historical senses
- ja:Provinces of the Roman Empire
- ja:Places in the Roman Empire