Asia
in Japanese
Ajia
Asia
Character by character
Other ways to write Asia
英慈亜
Ei · Ji · A
excellence · compassion · Asia / second
栄路愛
Ei · Ji · A
prosperity · path · love
About Asia in Japanese
In Japan, Asia is written エイジア in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 亜細亜 is read Ajia. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 亜細亜 (Ajia, Asia).
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How do you write Asia in Japanese?+
Asia is written エイジア in katakana. A kanji spelling is 亜細亜, read Ajia.
What does 亜細亜 mean?+
Character by character, 亜細亜 means Asia.
Is 亜細亜 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Ajia and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Asia is written in katakana: エイジア.