亜細亜

See also: 亞細亞 and 亚细亚

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
亜	細	亜
あ Grade: S (ateji)	じ Grade: 2 (ateji)	あ Grade: S (ateji)
kan’on	irregular	kan’on

Alternative spelling
亞細亞 (kyūjitai)

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞／亚细亚 (yàxìyà).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ア​ジア [áꜜjìà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ʑia̠]

Proper noun

亜細亜(アジア) • (Ajia) 

1. Dated spelling of アジア (Ajia, “Asia (a continent)”).

Usage notes

Normally written in katakana in modern Japanese; the abbreviation 亜 is common.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
亜	細	亜
あ Grade: S (ateji)	じ Grade: 2 (ateji)	や Grade: S (ateji)
kan’on	irregular	irregular

Alternative spelling
亞細亞 (kyūjitai)

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 亞細亞／亚细亚 (yàxìyà).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ʑija̠]

Proper noun

亜細亜(アジヤ) • (Ajiya) 

1. Alternative spelling of アジヤ (Ajia, “(obsolete) Asia (a continent)”)