東亜

See also: 東亞

Japanese
Kanji in this term
東 亜
とう
Grade: 2		 あ
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
東亞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

東(とう)亜(あ) • (Tōa) ←とうあ (Toua)?

  1. (possibly obsolete) East Asia (a region of Asia)
    Synonym: (common) 東アジア (Higashi Ajia)
    大(だい)東(とう)亜(あ)共(きょう)栄(えい)圏(けん)
    Dai Tōa Kyōeiken
    Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Derived terms
  • 東(とう)亜(あ)新(しん)秩(ちつ)序(じょ) (Tōa shinchitsujo)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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