See also: 欧羅巴 and 欧罗巴

Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (歐羅巴)
simp. (欧罗巴)
alternative forms 歐邏巴欧逻巴 historical

Etymology edit

Formerly written as 歐邏巴欧逻巴, which is borrowed from Latin Europa and first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] by Matteo Ricci.

Pronunciation edit


Proper noun edit

歐羅巴

  1. (Greek mythology) Europa (princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
  2. () (dated) Europe

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
おう > よー
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
ら > ろっ
Grade: S
(ateji)
は > ぱ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 歐羅巴 – see the following entry.
ヨーロッパ
[proper noun] Europe (continent)
Alternative spelling
欧羅巴
(This term, 歐羅巴, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (欧羅巴) of the above term.)