亜墨利加

Japanese

Kanji in this term
亜 墨 利 加
あ
Grade: S
(ateji) 		もく > め
Grade: S
(ateji) 		り
Grade: 4
(ateji) 		か
Grade: 4
(ateji)
kan'on irregular on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
亞墨利加 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Ateji (当(あ)て字(じ)). First attested on Kunyu Wanguo Quantu by Matteo Ricci.

Proper noun

亜墨利加(アメリカ) • (Amerika) 

  1. obsolete spelling of アメリカ (“America”)

References

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