五大州

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 1
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
五大洲 (dated)

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Noun

()(だい)(しゅう) • (godaishūごだいしう (godaisiu)?

  1. the five continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and Americas)

See also

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 五大州”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here