アジア
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 亜細亜 (dated) |
Etymology
From Chinese 亞細亞／亚细亚 (yàxìyà), in turn from Latin Asia. Pronunciation was probably influenced by Dutch Azië.
Derived terms
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
References
- 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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