Where does “kandži” come from?
kandži (Czech) comes from Japanese 漢字, from Japanese 漢, from Middle Chinese 漢 — Han dynasty, China.
kandži (Czech): kanji
Ancestry of “kandži”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 漢字 | kanji |
| 2 | Japanese | 漢 | man; element in compounds, referring to things... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 漢 | Han dynasty, China |