歐羅巴

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See also: 欧羅巴 and 欧罗巴

Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (歐羅巴)
simp. (欧罗巴)
alternative forms 歐邏巴欧逻巴 historical

Etymology

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Formerly written as 歐邏巴欧逻巴, which is borrowed from Latin Europa and first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] by Matteo Ricci.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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歐羅巴

  1. (Greek mythology) Europa (princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
  2. () (dated) Europe

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おう > よー
Hyōgai
(ateji)
ら > ろっ
Grade: S
(ateji)
は > ぱ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 歐羅巴 – see the following entry.
ヨーロッパ
[proper noun] Europe (continent)
Alternative spelling
欧羅巴
(This term, 歐羅巴, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (欧羅巴) of the above term.)