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東アジア

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
東
ひがし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 東アジア on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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東(ひがし)アジア • (Higashi-Ajia) 

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

References

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