Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
On'yomi (音読み)
- ア
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つ.ぐ
About this kanji
The kanji 亜 primarily means "Asia" or refers to something that is secondary or comes after another. It is often used as a prefix in nouns rather than as a verb. Some common compounds include 亜鉛 (あえん), which means zinc, essential for health, and 東亜 (とうあ), meaning East Asia, a region of significant cultural and economic importance. Another example is 亜熱帯 (あねったい), which refers to the subtropics, an area with a warm climate. A helpful note is that this kanji indicates a rank or status that follows something else, making it valuable for understanding terms related to regions and materials.
Example sentences
亜熱帯の気候は特徴的だ。
The subtropical climate is distinctive.
Meanings across languages
- English
- Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
- Tiếng Việt
- Châu Á, hạng tiếp theo, đến sau, -ous
- 日本語
- アジア, 次のランク, その後から, -ous
- 한국어
- 아시아, 다음 순위, 뒤따르다, -ous
- 中文
- 亚洲, 下级, 跟随, -ous
- id
- Asia
- th
- เอเชีย
- es
- Asia
- fr
- Asie
- de
- Asien
- pt
- Ásia
Common compounds
- 亜鉛あえんzinc (Zn)
- 東亜とうあEast Asia, the Orient
- 亜爾加里アルカリalkali
- 亜熱帯あねったいsubtropics
- 露西亜ロシアRussia
- 亜米利加アメリカ(United States of) America, United States, US
- 亜種あしゅsubspecies
- 亜流ありゅう(inferior) imitator, epigone, poor imitation
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