Where does “kemono” come from?

kemono (English) comes from Japanese 獣, from Middle Chinese 獸 — beast.

kemono (English): A Japanese or Japanese-style anthropomorphic animal character

Definitions

  1. A Japanese or Japanese-style anthropomorphic animal character

Ancestry of “kemono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獣an animal covered in fur, a beast; a beast; beast
2Middle Chinese獸beast
Every word from Middle Chinese 獸 →Every word from Japanese 獣 →