東南アジア

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	南
とう Grade: 2	なん Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

Etymology

Compound of 東(とう)南(なん) (tōnan, “southeast”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とーなんアジア [tòónáń áꜜjìà] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [to̞ːna̠ɰ̃ a̠ʑia̠]

Proper noun

東(とう)南(なん)アジア • (Tōnan Ajia)

Southeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam)

Synonyms

東(とう)南(なん)亜(あ) (Tōnan'a) (obsolete)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN