Where does “antijapanese” come from?
antijapanese (English) comes from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
antijapanese (English): Opposing the Japanese
Ancestry of “antijapanese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 2 | English | Japan | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |