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Where does “kamishibai” come from?

kamishibai (English) comes from Japanese 紙芝居, from Japanese 紙, from Middle Chinese 紙.

kamishibai (English): A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Japanese form of storytelling using...

Ancestry of “kamishibai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紙芝居"kamishibai": story told by revealing, one after...
2Japanese紙paper
3Middle Chinese紙—
Every word from Middle Chinese 紙 →