興亜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
興	亜
こう Grade: 5	あ Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
興亞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーあ [kóꜜòà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːa̠]

Noun

興(こう)亜(あ) • (kōa) 

1. (historical) development of Asia: the strengthening of an alliance of countries in Asia. Usually used in the period before World War II.

Derived terms

• 興亜奉公日(こうあほうこうび) (Kōa-Hōkōbi)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN