Asia
アジア
解説 Definition
アジア
The continent and geographical region east of Europe, extending from the Middle East across northern, central, southern, and eastern Asia to the Pacific Ocean and including many countries and islands.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
「Asia」は大陸・地域名なので必ず大文字で始めます。Japan is in Asia. のように「国＋be in Asia」で位置を表す形を覚えましょう。人や文化を表す Asian とセットにし、Asiaは場所、Asianは「アジアの・アジア人」と役割を分けると定着します。通常は冠詞を付けません。
Treat Asia as the name of a place, so it begins with a capital A and normally takes no article. Link it with the useful pattern “Japan is in Asia” and with other sentences about countries located there. Also learn it together with Asian: Asia names the continent or region, while Asian can describe a person, culture, language, or thing connected with it. This place-versus-description contrast makes the two forms easier to use correctly.
例文
Japan is in Asia.
日本はアジアにあります。
Asia has many countries.
アジアにはたくさんの国があります。
Asia の類義語・関連語
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Asia の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古代ギリシャ語の「Asia」に由来します。古代ギリシャ人がエーゲ海の東側の地域を指す名前として使いました。
English Asia came through Latin Asia from ancient Greek Asia. Greek writers used the name for lands east of the Aegean Sea, and its geographical range expanded greatly over time. The source of the Greek name itself is uncertain, so claims assigning it one definite earlier meaning should be treated cautiously. In modern English, Asia is the proper name of the continent and a broad geographical region.
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