亜科 (あか): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

亜科 (あか) means suborder / subfamily.

See example sentences below.

亜科 at a glance

亜科

あかaka

N1noun

suborder / subfamily

亜科あかakaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

suborder / subfamily

Example 1

この魚は新しい亜科に分類される。

Translation

This fish is classified into a new subfamily.

Example 2

亜科ごとに特徴が違うことが多い。

Translation

Characteristics often differ by subfamily.