Where does “hanami” come from?

hanami (English) comes from Japanese 花見, from Japanese 見, from Middle Chinese 見.

hanami (English): The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of...

Definitions

  1. The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of...

Ancestry of “hanami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花見flower viewing: more specifically, involves large...
2Japanese見seeing, looking; the look or appearance of...
3Middle Chinese見—
Every word from Middle Chinese 見 →Every word from Japanese 見 →Every word from Japanese 花見 →