Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: Asia, rank next, come after, -ous
Kunyomi: つ.ぐ
Onyomi: ア
Composition: 二 口
Radical: 二
Meaning: two
亜 (ア) sub-, second-rate, inferior, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite, Asia, Argentina, Arabia, America, American person
亜鉛 (アエン) zinc (Zn)
東亜 (トウア) East Asia, the Orient
叙利亜 (シリア) Syria
次ぐ (つぐ) to rank next to, to come after