Kanji Detail for 亜 - "sub-, asia, second"

亜

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

亜 means "sub-, asia, second."
1. Sub- - Secondary; of lesser rank.
2. Asia - The Asian continent.
3. Second - Following the first.
Words using 亜
- 亜鉛あえん zinc (Zn)
- 亜熱帯あねったい subtropics
Four-character idioms with 亜
- 脱米入亜だつべいにゅうあ away from America, toward Asia (as a political policy, etc.)
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- Verified meaning: sub-, asia, second
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read あ, つぐる, みつる)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 亜

Given names 亜(あ) 亜(つぐる) 亜(みつる)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

Asia; rank next; come after; -ous

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

Asia; second

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 亞|亚
Onyomi

a(ア)
Kunyomi

tsu.gu(つ-ぐ)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

二 (ni)
Related Keywords

sub- asia second subordinate inferior lesser next to rank subsidiary minor following

この金属は亜鉛と呼ばれる。
This metal is called zinc.
黄銅は銅と亜鉛の合金である。
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
真鍮は銅と亜鉛の合金である。
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
両親は赤ん坊を亜希良と名づけた。
The parents named their baby Akira.
亜由美ちゃんの足が河風の煽りを受けていた。
Ayumi's feet were fanned by the river wind.
パフィー亜美由美は日本のグループサウンズ。
Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock band.
亜酸化窒素は麻酔としてもはや使用されていない。
Nitrous oxide stopped being used as an anaesthetic a long time ago.
私は亜紀子さんよりも佐知子さんの方が好きです。
I like Sachiko better than Akiko.
ジャスティン班長、亜空間レーダーに反応出ました！
Squad Leader Justin, a blip's appeared on the hyperspace radar!
さっき入れ違いで亜美さんが出て行ったところです。
You just missed Ami as she went out.