東南アジア

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	南
とう Grade: 2	なん Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

東南アジア on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of 東(とう)南(なん) (tōnan, “southeast”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とーなんアジア [tòónáń áꜜjìà] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [to̞ːnã̠ɰ̃ a̠ʑia̠]

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Proper noun

東(とう)南(なん)アジア • (Tōnan Ajia)

Southeast Asia (a region of Asia)

Synonyms

東(とう)南(なん)亜(あ) (Tōnan'a) (obsolete)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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