Meanings
Prefix
1. sub-
2. -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite
Noun
Abbreviation
3. Asia
4. Argentina
5. Arabia
6. America; American person
used in Meiji era, now replaced by 米
Kanji used
Asia
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (68 in total)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
hyperspace; subspace
chalk (mineral); white wall
subspecies
subphylum; subdivision
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
near light speed; sublight speed
(taxonomical) subtribe
hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)
Europe and Asia
arsenious acid; arsenous acid (H3AsO3); arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3)
subfamily
sulfurous acid; sulphurous acid
arsenious acid; arsenous acid (H3AsO3); arsenic trioxide; white arsenic (As2O3)
subacute; subacute illness
zinc plate; zinc sheet
Asia and Europe; Eurasia
sage of the second order
subgroup (of the periodic table); subtribe
Argument for Leaving Asia; Datsu-A Ron; editorial written by Fukuzawa Yukichi in 1885 calling for Japan to align itself with the West rather than China and Korea
subkingdom
interstadial (period of higher temperatures during a glacial period); interstade
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
submetallic luster; submetallic lustre
stadial (period of lower temperatures during an interglacial period); stade
suboscines (songbirds of suborder Tyranni)
subtemperate zone
phosphonic acid (H3PO3); phosphorous acid
antimonious acid; antimonous acid
phosphonic acid (H3PO3); phosphorous acid
Cambria (old name for Wales)