亜墨利加

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

Etymology

Ateji (当て字). 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”)
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