東アジア

Japanese
Kanji in this term
東
ひがし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 東(ひがし) (higashi, “east”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひがしア​ジア [hìgáshí áꜜjìà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çiɡa̠ɕi a̠ʑia̠]

Proper noun

東(ひがし)アジア • (Higashi-Ajia) 

  1. East Asia (a region of Asia)
    Synonym: (possibly obsolete) 東亜 (Tōa)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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