Where does “rokkaku” come from?

rokkaku (English) comes from Japanese 六角, from Japanese 六, from Late Middle Chinese 六.

rokkaku (English): A traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite

Definitions

  1. A traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite

Ancestry of “rokkaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese六角six corners, hexagon
2Japanese六six; a name of a hole of a wind instrument
3Late Middle Chinese六—
Every word from Late Middle Chinese 六 →Every word from Japanese 六 →Every word from Japanese 六角 →