爪哇

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (爪哇) 爪 哇
simp. #(爪哇) 爪 哇
alternative forms 爪亞/爪亚

Pronunciation


Proper noun

爪哇

  1. Java (an island in Indonesia)
  2. (rare) Java, the programming language

Derived terms

Japanese

捕獲場所:爪哇 (“Place of Capture: Java”)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
爪 哇
じゃ
Grade: S
わ
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 爪哇 (zhǎowā).

Proper noun

爪哇(ジャワ) • (Jawa) 

  1. Obsolete spelling of ジャワ (“Java (an island in Indonesia)”)
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