Asia (eijia) in Japanese

The name Asia in Japanese Katakana is エイジア which in romaji is eijia. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Asia in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えいじあ.

How do you write Asia in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "eijia" is 英治 (pronounced ei-ji). This kanji means "justice and government".

The western meaning of the name "Asia" is derived from the Greek word Ἀσία, which means "sunrise" or "east". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 東亜 (Tōa). It is pronounced "toh-ah". The Kanji characters mean "east" (東) and "Asia" (亜).

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