欧羅巴

See also: 歐羅巴 and 欧罗巴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欧	羅	巴
おう > よー Grade: S (ateji)	ら > ろっ Grade: S (ateji)	は > ぱ Jinmeiyō (ateji)
irregular

Alternative spelling
歐羅巴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The kanji spelling is ateji (当て字) and an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 歐羅巴 / 欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā).

For pronunciation and definitions of 欧羅巴 – see the following entry.

【ヨーロッパ】 [proper noun] Europe (continent)

(This term, 欧羅巴, is an alternative spelling (obsolete) of the above term.)