Meaning of 亜細亜 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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亜細亜JLPT 4
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Kana Readingアジア, あじあ
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Romajiajia, ajia
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- Asia (esp. "the Far East")
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- Parts of speech
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- Asian; Asiatic
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Example Sentences
亜細亜, アジア, あじあ used in context
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ドルが円をはじめとする主要なアジア通貨に対して急落しているなか、実質上のドルペッグ政策を採っている中国の人民元は割安となっている。
In the midst of the dollar falling hard against the Yen and other major Eastern currencies the Chinese Yuan, with China effectively taking a 'dollar peg' policy, has become cheap.
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He visited many countries in Asia.
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The Japan Sea separates Japan from the Asian Continent.
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Japan lies in the East Asia.
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China is the largest country in Asia.
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The common language of many Asians is English.
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Kanji found in this word
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
On: サイ
Kun: ほそ.い, ほそ.る, こま.か, こま.かい
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