亜

Meaning

亜 centers on the idea of being secondary or coming after something else: ranking next, following in order, or being a lesser version. The meaning 'Asia' is a specific abbreviation, and '-ous' reflects a suffix-like sense of being characterized by something, which fits the idea of being attached to or derived from a primary thing.

• 亜あ

  sub-; second-rate; inferior

• 東亜とうあ

  East Asia; the Orient

• 亜鉛あえん

  zinc (Zn)

• 亜熱帯あねったい

  subtropics

• 亜麻あま

  flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed

• 白亜はくあ

  chalk (rock)

• 興亜こうあ

  raising Asia; development of Asia; making Asia prosper

• 亜流ありゅう

  (inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; copycat

• 亜硫酸ありゅうさん

  sulfurous acid; sulphurous acid

• 起亜キア

  Kia (car company)

• 亜麻仁あまに

  flaxseed; linseed

• 亜細亜大学あじあだいがく

  Asia University

• 亜寒帯あかんたい

  subarctic zone; subpolar region

• 東亜日報とうあにっぽう

  The Dong-a Ilbo (Korean newspaper)

• 亜種あしゅ

  subspecies

• 亜硫酸ガスありゅうさんガス

  sulphurous acid gas; sulfurous acid gas; sulphur dioxide gas; sulfur dioxide gas

• 白亜紀はくあき

  Cretaceous period

• 亜科あか
  N1

  subfamily

• アナバス亜目アナバスあもく

  Anabantoidei (suborder of labyrinth fish)

• イヌ亜目イヌあもく

  Caniformia

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