# 亜 — Asia; sub-

亜 means “Asia; sub-”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ア (a). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: Asia; sub-
- On'yomi: ア (a)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 亜

Parts: 二 two · 口 mouth; box

## Don't confuse it with

[師](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/instructor/) · [中](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/middle/) · [串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/) · [否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[穴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/) · [丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [壌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/) · [緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/) · [拓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clear-land/) · [漠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/desert/) · [洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/. Last updated 2026-11-01.