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

亞

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

亞 means "second, sub-, asia."
1. Second - Following the first; next.
2. Sub- - A prefix meaning under or secondary.
3. Asia - The continent.
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- Verified meaning: second, sub-, asia
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read つぐる)
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Name readings of 亞

Surnames 亞(つぐる)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rank; follow

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

Asia; second; used as a prefix to names

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Asia; Asian; Taiwan pr. [Ya3]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

Asia; second

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Second; next. The 亞軍 (runner-up) in a competition means second to the champion. | A continent name. Abbreviation of 亞細亞 (Asia).
Onyomi

a(ア)
Kunyomi

tsu.gu(つ-ぐ)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

二 (ni)
Related Keywords

second sub- asia close similar following next inferior lesser subordinate secondary under