興亜

興亜

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

興亜 (hiragana こうあ, rōmaji 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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9