欧州

See also: 歐洲 and 欧洲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欧 州
おう
Grade: S 		しゅう
Grade: 3
kan'on
Alternative spellings
歐洲 (kyūjitai)
欧洲 (dated)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 歐洲 / 欧洲 (Ōuzhōu).

州 is a daiyōji replacing 洲.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おーしゅう [óꜜòshùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɕɨː]

Proper noun

欧(おう)州(しゅう) • (Ōshū) ←おうしう (Ousiu)?

  1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

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References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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