亜
亜 is Unicode character number 20124 id est, X4E9C
亜 is encoded with 3 bytes. These bytes are:
xE4 xBA x9C in the hexadecimal representation and
228 186 156 in the decimal representation
亜 has exclusive picture [1]. No other Unicode character encoded with 3 bytes looks similar to 亜 to confuse with; so, it can be used as element of technical language Tarja. However, some specific meaning and the pronunciation needs to be specified at the definition of a new term with character 亜.
In some cases, 亜 is pronounced as «a»[2] or «ae»; 亜鉛 can be pronounced as あえん and refer to Zinc [3].
In Japanese, 亜 appears as a junction for other terms, an analogy of English *ous, *ish.
Jisho
Words — 165 found あ
Prefix 1. sub-; second-rate; inferior
Prefix 2. -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -iteChemistry
Noun 3. AsiaAbbreviation, See also 亜細亜 アジア
Noun 4. ArgentinaAbbreviation, See also 亜爾然丁 アルゼンチン
Noun 5. ArabiaAbbreviation, See also 亜剌比亜 アラビア
Noun 6. America; American personAbbreviation, Obsolete term, See also 亜米利加 アメリカ, See also 米 べい, used in Meiji era, now replaced by 米
Other forms ア
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Nihongomaster
亜 appears as kanji number 1 at Nihongomaster [4] with the following specification:
亜 7 Strokes
Radicals: ｜ 一 JLPT Level 1
Definition of 亜 Asia rank next come after -ous
Readings On'Yomi (音読み) Kun'yomi (訓読み) ア つぐ
Popular Words With This Kanji
亜細亜, アジア, あじあ Asia (esp. "the Far East"), Asian, Asiatic
次ぐ, 亜ぐ, つぐ to rank next to, to come after
亜爾然丁, あるぜんちん, アルゼンチン Argentina
亜, あ sub-, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite
東亜, 東亞, とうあ East Asia, the Orient
(some specifications are repeated in the original)
History and Tarja
亜 seems to refer mainly to history; it is not so usual in texts of century 21.
The picture 亜 is simple, symmetric and beautiful; so, one may expect character 亜 to get a new meaning and new pronunciation. Such an option is considered in sci-fi utopia "Tartaria"; the English surzhik "Taren" borrows the words and even some grammar constructions from languages of neighbor countries; in praticilar, from Japanese.
Character 亜 is attractive to use in a new meaning as it has exclusive picture.
One may expect at least one of the two forecasts below to be realized:
1. The future software learn to make difference between KanjiRadical and KanjiLiberal (CJK) showing them at a screen.
2. Characters that have exclusive picture, such as 亜, have priority and get new meaning,
avoiding confusions typical for the KanjiRadical.
It will be interesting to compare these hypotheses to future publications.
While character 亜 can be used in technical languages (such as Tarja) and in the
Sci-fi.
Warning
The description above is prepared on the base of publications cited.
Such a description may require a correction by a native Japanese.
References
- ↑ https://util.unicode.org/UnicodeJsps/character.jsp?a=亜&B1=Show 4E9C CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E9C Han Script confuse: none
- ↑ https://www.nihongomaster.com/japanese/dictionary/search?query=亜
- ↑ https://www.nihongomaster.com/japanese/dictionary/word/13973/aen-亜鉛-あえん Meaning of 亜鉛 あえん in Japanese // Reading and JLPT level // 亜鉛 Kana Reading あえん Romaji aen Word Senses Parts of speech noun (common) (futsuumeishi) zinc (Zn) ..
- ↑ https://www.nihongomaster.com/dictionary/kanji/1 Definition of 亜 Asia rank next come after -ous Readings On'Yomi (音読み) Kun'yomi (訓読み) ア つぐ .. You are free: to Share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix - to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same, similar or a compatible licence.
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https://cancam.jp/archives/1094075 「あぐ」じゃないんです。「亜ぐ」の読み方、知ってますか？ (2022.2.16) .. 「亜ぐ」の読み方、正解は「つぐ」でした。つぐ、という日本語は「次ぐ」や「継ぐ」という漢字表記が有名ですが、「亜ぐ」という書き方もするんです。古い小説などで見かける機会があるかもしれませんので、そのときはぜひ読み方を思い出してみてくださいね。