歐羅巴

See also: 欧羅巴 and 欧罗巴

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (歐羅巴)
simp. (欧罗巴)
alternative forms 歐邏巴欧逻巴 historical

Etymology

Formerly written as 歐邏巴欧逻巴, which is borrowed from Latin Europa and first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602] by Matteo Ricci.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

歐羅巴

  1. (Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
  2. () (dated) Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おう > よー
Hyōgai
(ateji)
ら > ろっ
Grade: S
(ateji)
は > ぱ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 歐羅巴 – see the following entry.
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[proper noun] Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)
Alternative spelling
欧羅巴
(This term, 歐羅巴, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (欧羅巴) of the above term.)