Where does “しょう” come from?
しょう (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 城.
しょう (Japanese): 正 proper; straight, direct; genuine, true; 兄鷹 a...
Definitions
- 正 proper; straight, direct; genuine, true; 兄鷹 a...
Ancestry of “しょう”, step by step
しょう traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 城
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 城 | — |
via Middle Chinese 相
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 相 | together, with |