Japanese symbol for “subcontinent”
亜大陸
あたいりく
Romaji: atairiku
subcontinent
In Japanese, subcontinent is 亜大陸, read あたいりく (atairiku).
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Meanings
- n subcontinent
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大陸 | たいりく tairiku | continent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “subcontinent”.
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.