Expressions 脱だつ 亜あ 入にゅう 欧おう out of Asia and into Europe; leave Asia, join the West Related words ヨーロッパ is the standard, everyday word for Europe, while 欧 is a bound kanji abbreviation used only inside compounds and formal writing.
欧州 is a self-standing formal compound meaning Europe built from 欧 , whereas 欧 itself cannot stand alone and only appears bound to other characters.
Word family· 23 Europe and the United States; the West
Northern Europe; the Nordic countries; Scandinavia
Western Europe · the West; the Occident; Europe
Eastern Europe
European-language text; Roman letters
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being in Europe; staying in Europe; residing in Europe
toward Europe; pertaining to Europe
European letters; Latin script
European language
going to Europe; trip to Europe
staying in Europe; sojourn in Europe
the United States and Europe; the United States and the European Union
visit to Europe; visiting Europe
dispatching to Europe; sending to Europe
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Etymology Abbreviation of 欧羅巴 (ヨーロッパ ), an ateji rendering of 'Europe'. The character 欧 was chosen phonetically and later became the standard kanji for 'Europe' in compounds.
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