"亜細亜" meaning in Japanese

See 亜細亜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [a̠ʑia̠] Forms: 亜細亜 [canonical] (ruby: 亜細亜(アジア)), Ajia [romanization]
Etymology: Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞 /亚细亚 (Yàxìyà). Etymology templates: {{sortkey|ja|亜細亜}} あしあ', {{ateji|c2=y}} Ateji (当て字), {{bor|ja|zh|亞細亞|sort=あじあ}} Chinese 亞細亞 /亚细亚 (Yàxìyà) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|アジア}} 亜細亜(アジア) • (Ajia)
  1. Dated spelling of アジア (Ajia).:
    Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
    Sense id: en-亜細亜-ja-name-Fyjenc3- Categories (other): Asia, Continents and continental regions, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 26 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 28 33
  2. Dated spelling of アジア (Ajia).:
    (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
    Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Places in the Roman Empire, Provinces of the Roman Empire
    Sense id: en-亜細亜-ja-name-u0UBtd0K Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 43 27 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 21 45 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 27 49 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 29 43 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 47 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 26 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 28 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: [a̠ʑija̠] Forms: 亜細亜 [canonical] (ruby: 亜細亜(アジヤ)), Ajiya [romanization]
Etymology: Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞 /亚细亚 (Yàxìyà). Etymology templates: {{sortkey|ja|亜細亜}} あしあ', {{ateji|c2=y}} Ateji (当て字), {{bor|ja|zh|亞細亞|sort=あじあ}} Chinese 亞細亞 /亚细亚 (Yàxìyà) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|アジヤ}} 亜細亜(アジヤ) • (Ajiya)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of アジヤ (Ajiya): Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean) Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: アジヤ (extra: (Ajiya): Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean))
    Sense id: en-亜細亜-ja-name-83aq1q7M Categories (other): Japanese terms with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 26 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 28 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for 亜細亜 meaning in Japanese (5.0kB)

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