東アジア

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひがし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
 東アジア on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of (ひがし) (higashi, east) + アジア (Ajia, Asia).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(ひがし)アジア (Higashi-Ajia

  1. East Asia (a region of Asia)
    Synonym: (possibly obsolete) 東亜 (Tōa)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN