Japanese symbol for “arabia”
亜
あ
Romaji: a
sub-; second-rate; inferior
In Japanese, arabia is 亜, read あ (a).
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Meanings
- pref sub-; second-rate; inferior
- pref -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite (chem)
- n Asia
- n Argentina
- n Arabia
- n America; American person
Written forms: 亜、亞. Readings: あ、ア.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “arabia”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亜剌比亜 | アラビア arabia | Arabia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東亜 | とうあ toua | East Asia; the Orient |
| 亜鉛 | あえん aen | zinc (Zn) |
| 亜熱帯 | あねったい anettai | subtropics |
| 白亜 | はくあ hakua | chalk (rock) |
| 亜流 | ありゅう aryuu | (inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation |
| 亜細亜 | アジア ajia | Asia |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.