Where does “ukiyo” come from?

ukiyo (English) comes from Japanese うきよ, from Japanese 世, from Middle Chinese 世.

ukiyo (English): hedonistic urban culture of the Edo period

Definitions

  1. hedonistic urban culture of the Edo period

Ancestry of “ukiyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseうきよgloomy, depressing world or life
2Japanese世world, society; this world, this life;...
3Middle Chinese世—
Every word from Middle Chinese 世 →Every word from Japanese 世 →Every word from Japanese うきよ →