東南亜

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See also: 東南亞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	南	亜
とう Grade: 2	なん Grade: 2	あ Grade: S
kan'on	goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
東南亞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 東(とう)南(なん) (tōnan, “southeast”) + 亜(あ) (a, “short for 亜(ア)細(ジ)亜(ア) (Ajia, “Asia”)”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とーなんあ (Nakadaka – )
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Proper noun

東(とう)南(なん)亜(あ) • (Tōnan'a) ^{←とうなんあ (Tounan'a)^?}

(obsolete) Southeast Asia

Synonyms

東(とう)南(なん)アジア (Tōnan Ajia) (common)

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