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アジア (ajia) Japanese meaning: Asia | Kotomora

アジア

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the continent of Asia.

アジアにはたくさんの国くにがあります。

There are many countries in Asia.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after
細dainty, get thin, taper

Related words

東とう洋ようN2
アジア refers to the entire continent of Asia, while 東洋 traditionally means 'the East/Orient' and usually implies East and Southeast Asia in cultural contexts.

Word family

アジアジムグリガエル
banded bullfrog; Asian painted frog

Written forms

アジアUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
亜細亜あじあUsage1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From English 'Asia', ultimately from Ancient Greek 'Ασία'.